{"id":2453,"date":"2021-07-08T12:48:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T09:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2022-05-11T13:03:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T10:03:31","slug":"how-to-change-the-php-version-for-your-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/how-to-change-the-php-version-for-your-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the PHP Version for Your Site?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHP, short for<\/span><b> Hypertext Preprocessor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is an open-source server-side scripting language.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most websites run on PHP. <strong>T<\/strong><\/span><strong>he<\/strong><b> scripting language is at the core of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/wordpress-hosting\/\"><b>WordPress<\/b><\/a>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the world\u2019s most popular content management systems, and it also powers Facebook, the largest social network on the planet.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHP&#8217;s versatility, ease of use, security, cost efficiency, and cross-platform compatibility<\/span><b> makes it an excellent choice for web and app development. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Updating your PHP sites to the latest version lets you enjoy up-to-date features and the newest security and vulnerabilities fixes. Fortunately, if you have a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/\"><b>ScalaHosting<\/b><\/a> account, you can do it easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s take a look at the steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Step 1: Log Into SPanel&#8217;s User Interface.<br><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The default login URL is <em><strong>https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/spanel <\/strong><\/em>(don&#8217;t forget to replace <em>yourdomain.com <\/em>with your actual domain).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40.png\" alt=\"How to Change the PHP Version for Your Site?, Step 1: Log Into SPanel&#8217;s User Interface.\" class=\"wp-image-2898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40.png 453w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Step 2: Open PHP Manager and Pick Your Domain.<br><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scroll to the <\/span><b>TOOLS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section on the homepage and click <\/span><b>PHP manager.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-5.png\" alt=\"How to Change the PHP Version for Your Site?, Step 2: Open PHP Manager and Pick Your Domain.\" class=\"wp-image-2456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-5.png 748w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-5-300x80.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll see a list of all the domains and subdomains added to your account. Make sure you find the one you want to edit.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Click Change and Pick The PHP Version You Want to Use.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next to each domain and subdomain, there is a <strong>Change<\/strong> button. It opens a popup with a drop-down menu that lists all supported PHP versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image6-4.png\" alt=\"How to Change the PHP Version for Your Site?, Step 3: Click Change and Pick The PHP Version You Want to Use.\" class=\"wp-image-2455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image6-4.png 798w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image6-4-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image6-4-768x255.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Select your preferred PHP version<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the drop-down and click the <\/span><b>Change<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button. We recommend updating to the latest version.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image4-5.png\" alt=\"How to Change the PHP Version for Your Site?, Step 3: Click Change and Pick The PHP Version You Want to Use. 2\" class=\"wp-image-2459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image4-5.png 613w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image4-5-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It takes SPanel<\/span><b> less than ten seconds to update to the version<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Exit the control panel when completed and enjoy your new PHP versions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Need Support?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHP is a<\/span><b> user-friendly server-side scripting language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that enables developers to create their dream websites and apps. Our servers support multiple PHP versions to <\/span><b>give you complete freedom to set your preferred version.&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you run into issues changing your site\u2019s PHP version on SPanel, reach out to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/contact-us.html\"><b>our support<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and we\u2019ll be glad to assist.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHP, short for Hypertext Preprocessor, is an open-source server-side scripting language.&nbsp; Most websites run on PHP. The scripting language is at the core of WordPress, the world\u2019s most popular content management systems, and it also powers Facebook, the largest social network on the planet. PHP&#8217;s versatility, ease of use, security, cost efficiency, and cross-platform compatibility [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-hosting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4345,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453\/revisions\/4345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}