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Change Your Website's PHP Version

Last modified: 2026 July 24

Overview

PHP is the scripting language that powers most website content management systems, including WordPress and many custom web applications. Different websites need different PHP versions: an older application might depend on an outdated PHP version, while a newer one might need the latest release for its security fixes or features.

Changing a domain’s PHP version lets you match the domain to what its website or application needs.

Change a domain’s PHP version

You can change the PHP version that a domain uses from either the Websites hub or the domain’s Settings tab:

Change from the Websites hub

To change a domain’s PHP version from the Websites hub:

  1. Open the Websites hub.
  2. Click the domain’s PHP version in the table. This opens the domain’s Settings tab.
  3. In the PHP Version menu, select the version you want to use, or select Inherit (System default) to have the domain use the system’s default PHP version.

Change from the Settings tab

To change a domain’s PHP version from the domain’s Settings tab:

  1. Open the Websites hub and select the domain.
  2. Select the Settings tab.
  3. In the PHP Version menu, select the version you want to use, or select Inherit (System default) to have the domain use the default PHP version.
Note:

The PHP Version menu is only available for domains that have their own website folder. Domains that are aliases of another domain (parked domains) share the PHP version, website folder, and SSL certificate of the domain they’re parked on.

Confirm a domain’s current PHP version

To confirm which PHP version a domain currently uses, open the Websites hub. The PHP column in the table displays the current PHP version for each domain.

You can also confirm a domain’s PHP version from its detail view: open the Websites hub, select the domain, and check the PHP Version field on the Overview tab.

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