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The content in this article is outdated<\/strong>. As of Jan 22, 2025, the available PHP versions are 8.4<\/strong>, 8.3<\/strong>, 8.2<\/strong>, 8.1<\/strong>, 8.0<\/strong>, 7.4<\/strong>, and 7.3<\/strong>. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

PHP 8.4: Stay Updated!<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83d\ude80 Check out our latest blog post to explore the newest features and enhancements in PHP 8.4<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For quite some time now SiteGround’s unique server setup has allowed our customers to use 4 different PHP versions – 4.4.7, 5.0.5, 5.1.6 and 5.2.5. on one and the same hosting account. Needless to say, our customers loved this feature. And there were three serious reasons for this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. No hassle with older applications when a new PHP version is released<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In terms of backward compatibility, the implementation of 4 PHP versions on one server was a small technical miracle. It saved a lot of hassle to regular users in cases when the applications they used needed serious code modifications or complex upgrades to work with the next stable PHP version. With our setup they did not have to do anything to keep their sites running, as they just continued to use the older PHP version, while the other users on the same server could still use the newer PHP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Different PHP in each subfolder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another great option for our customers was the fact that they could have different PHP versions in one and the same account under different subfolders. This way you could run your main website on PHP 5.2.5 and at the same time have an older application running on PHP 4.4.7 in a subfolder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.Test code on different PHP versions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The availability of different PHP versions on one account was also loved by web developers because they could test their code on several PHP versions without having to purchase several hosting accounts on different servers just for testing purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New PHP versions available now<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Given that most hosting companies offer only one PHP version per server, having 4 PHP versions on one and the same account already gave us a serious edge over the competition. However, we like to spoil our customers even more! Now we decided to up the ante a little and offer 7 (that’s right, seven) different PHP versions that each and every account on our shared servers can use. Along with the new PHP versions we’ve added, we have also upgraded and improved the previous ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n