1. Sign in to your usual hosting customer area.

2. Open the hosting service for your domain.

3. Open its control panel, if a separate control panel is provided.

4. Look for a PHP version setting in the website or hosting settings.

5. Record the current version, if shown.

6. Check whether the setting applies to one website or the whole account.

7. Select the compatible version you want to use, if version changes are available.

8. Save the selection using the confirmation control on that page.

9. Reopen the setting to check the saved version.

10. Test the affected websites after the change.

Note: Menu names vary between platforms. These are general steps, not a menu-by-menu guide for a particular legacy control panel.

If your panel has no PHP selector, send us: “I want to update PHP for example.com. My control panel does not show a version setting. My website requires [version]. Can you check the available options?”

There is no PHP setting. Some older services require us to make the change. Contact us with your domain; you do not need to edit server files yourself.

The version I need is unavailable. Ask us whether the existing service supports it or whether the website needs to move to a newer hosting platform.

Several websites share the setting. Check that each website supports the new version before changing it. Test each site afterwards.

How to prepare your website for a PHP update

How to check your website after a PHP update

What to do if your website breaks after changing PHP

If you updated PHP, finish the website checks. If you sent us a request, we will need to confirm the available version and any change arrangements before you proceed.

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