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Viewing or Changing Your PHP Language Version

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Recently Updated: January 30, 2012 3:39 PM

Your Linux hosting account automatically supports PHP based on the following criteria:

  • All new accounts only support PHP 5.
  • Older accounts supporting PHP 4 can upgrade to PHP 5.2 or PHP 5.3.
  • You cannot downgrade any account from PHP 5 to PHP 4.

NOTE: Windows hosting accounts cannot support PHP 4, and only support PHP 5 if running IIS 7.

To View Your PHP Version

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. Click Web Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Launch.

In the Server section, your PHP Version displays.

To Change Your PHP Version

  1. From the Content menu, select Programming Languages.
  2. Select the PHP version you want to use, and then click Continue.
  3. Click Update.

NOTE: These changes usually take 20 minutes. However, it may take up to 45 minutes for these changes to take effect. These time frames are estimates and not guaranteed.