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How to Purchase TuxCare Extended PHP Support

Last modified: 2026 March 26

Overview

TuxCare Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS) for PHP is a cPanel extension that provides ongoing security updates for websites running older PHP versions. TuxCare ELS PHP helps you ensure your site stays online, secure, and fully functional until you can upgrade to the latest PHP version. A single license covers multiple PHP versions across every site on your server, with no per-site or per-version fees. To review all supported PHP versions, visit TuxCare’s CVE Tracker.

Note:

  • The TuxCare ELS PHP extension only supports PHP versions that EasyApache 4 installs and manages. It does not support PHP versions you install directly from the OS vendor’s repository. EasyApache 4 supports PHP version 7.4 and PHP 8.1 through 8.5.

  • In this document, we will use the alt-phpXX and ea-phpXX package examples, where XX represents the php version number.

Once active on your server, you can manage TuxCare ELS PHP versions in WHM’s MultiPHP Manager interface (WHM » Home » Software » MultiPHP Manager) alongside standard EasyApache 4 PHP versions. Switching a site to ELS PHP coverage is as simple as selecting the corresponding alt-phpXX version in place of its ea-phpXX equivalent.

Purchase a license

TuxCare ELS PHP is available through three access paths:

  • cPanel Store extension — Purchase a standalone license from the cPanel Store.
  • CloudLinux — cPanel servers running CloudLinux include access to TuxCare ELS PHP versions.
  • Imunify360 — cPanel servers with an active Imunify360 license include access to TuxCare ELS PHP versions.
Important:

If your license expires, you can continue using any active alt-php versions on your server, but you will not receive new security updates.

Purchase from the cPanel Store

To purchase TuxCare ELS PHP from the cPanel Store, perform the following steps:

  1. Log in to your cPanel Store account.
  2. Navigate to the Extensions interface (cPanel Store » Extensions).
  3. Find the TuxCare Extended Lifecycle Support for PHP card and click Order Now.
  4. Enter your server’s IP address in the IP Address text box and click Continue.
  5. Verify your order summary and payment details. Then, click Complete Order.

Purchase from WHM

To purchase TuxCare ELS PHP from WHM, perform the following steps:

  1. Log in to WHM as the root user or as a reseller account with root-level privileges.
  2. Navigate to WHM’s MultiPHP Manager interface (WHM » Home » Software » MultiPHP Manager).
  3. Click Buy TuxCare ELS PHP in the banner at the top of the interface.
Note:

If the TuxCare banner is unavailable in WHM, purchase your license directly from the cPanel Store.

Install TuxCare ELS PHP

To install TuxCare ELS PHP, perform the following steps:

  1. Log in to WHM as the root user or as a reseller account with root-level privileges.
  2. Navigate to WHM’s MultiPHP Manager interface (WHM » Home » Software » MultiPHP Manager).
  3. If your server has a valid license, the system will install TuxCare’s PHP packages automatically. Alternatively, you can run the /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/install_tuxcare_els_php script from your CLI to install the packages manually. For more information, read our install_tuxcare_els_php Script documentation.
  4. Once the installation is complete, use the MultiPHP Manager interface to assign an ELS PHP version to your server or domains.
    • Click the System Settings tab to configure the system-level PHP version. Existing accounts and domains will not be affected unless you set those accounts to inherit global settings.
    • Click the User Domain Settings tab to configure the PHP version of a specific domain. Select the alt-phpXX version that matches the current ea-phpXX version of each domain (for example, switch from ea-php74 to alt-php74).
Note:

To configure the php.ini directives of your installed ELS PHP versions, use WHM’s MultiPHP INI Editor interface (WHM » Home » Software » MultiPHP INI Editor).

Revert to an EasyApache PHP version

You can revert any domain to its original ea-phpXX version from WHM’s MultiPHP Manager interface. The change takes effect immediately and does not require a service restart. Any custom php.ini directives in the alt-phpXX version will not carry over to the ea-phpXX version.

Important:

Reverting to an End of Life (EOL) ea-phpXX version removes TuxCare’s security coverage and may expose servers and domains to known PHP exploits.

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