{"id":7522,"date":"2019-04-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/?p=7522"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:37:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:37:27","slug":"its-time-to-upgrade-your-php-version-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/its-time-to-upgrade-your-php-version-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Time to Upgrade Your PHP Version For WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you’re not familiar with it, PHP is the background scripting language that powers WordPress<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you want the fastest and most secure WordPress on the market, you need to be on the latest and greatest PHP version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHP 5.6 Is The New Minimum Requirement For WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Recently, WordPress bumped the minimum<\/em> PHP requirement to version 5.6<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means older versions of PHP will not receive the same level of WordPress support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Configure Your PHP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With our hosting plans<\/a>, you can view and upgrade your PHP version from cPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we recommend you upgrade as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to make sure that your WordPress installation is functioning optimally, be sure to upgrade PHP to (at least) version 5.6, though we recommend going all the way to 7 (the latest version).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your individual cPanel account may go as high as version 7.3.0. In which case, you should choose that version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you need any assistance upgrading your PHP version, be sure to contact one of our hosting experts<\/a> with any questions you may have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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