{"id":68,"date":"2011-08-26T16:51:16","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T16:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/08\/26\/different-version-of-phpmysql\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T15:39:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T19:39:08","slug":"different-version-of-php-mysql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/different-version-of-php-mysql\/","title":{"rendered":"I need a different version of PHP\/MySQL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If for some reason you cannot install programs on your server like <em>Joomla<\/em>, <em>Drupal<\/em>, <em>WordPress<\/em>, etc. and you are getting <strong>PHP<\/strong> errors on your site because of the <a href=\"\/support\/website\/find-php-version-and-options-of-your-server\/\">PHP or MySQL version<\/a>, you can have InMotion Hosting <a title=\"Click here for how to contact support\" href=\"\/support\/amp\/how-to-get-great-technical-support\/\">tech support<\/a> move or upgrade your account.<\/p>\n<h2>Shared server environment<\/h2>\n<p>We have <em>shared servers<\/em> with various versions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/php-hosting\"><strong>PHP<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>MySQL<\/strong>, so it&#8217;s very likely that we have a server that runs the version(s) you are looking for. You can <a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-change-the-php-version-your-account-uses\/\">change the version of PHP for your account within the cPanel<\/a>. In order to provide stability and quality service to current customers, we rarely make changes to the <strong>PHP<\/strong> and <strong>MySQL<\/strong> environment of <em>shared servers<\/em>, but we are able to <a href=\"\/support\/website\/my-account-has-been-moved-to-another-server\/\">move your account to a different server<\/a> if we have a server that meets your version needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"alert\"><strong>Please note!<\/strong> that some servers may not be able to accommodate your account for various reasons.<\/p>\n<h2>VPS and Dedicated servers<\/h2>\n<p>Most managed VPS plans and Dedicated Server customers can request an upgrade\/downgrade of PHP and\/or MySQL. 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