PHP VERSIONS INSTALL

Check PHP compatibility: install the PHP Compatibility Checker plugin to check your themes and plugins for possible issues.

🙂 When done, check your site is working as expected.

PHP VERSIONS UPDATE

Update WordPress, themes, and plugins: from your WordPress Dashboard, head to Updates, and then update all.

PHP VERSIONS HOW TO

In order to revert this backup, you’ll also need your web host to move your PHP version back to your current version (we’ll cover how to do this later). There are plenty of free backup plugins available, so if you don’t have a backup solution already – use one of these.

Make a backup of your website: a backup will let you revert your site to how it is right now in the event anything goes wrong.

There are a couple of steps you should take to mitigate any risk before proceeding: They should, and popular or reputable ones almost certainly will be, but we can’t guarantee it. WordPress itself works with PHP versions as far back as 5.6.20 (we’re currently recommending version 7.4, so this is great backward compatibility!), but we don’t know if your themes or plugins will work. Updating your PHP version should not be a problem, but we can’t guarantee that it’s not. This section starts off with some warnings, but don’t be afraid! As with most things technical, we just need to cover some background before we can get to the part where you update your PHP version. The next section will show you how to do this. These are the reasons you should update PHP today. These benefits are good for you, and good for your website’s visitors.

A more secure website is better protected against hackers, and the cost and reputational damage associated with a hacked website.

A faster website will retain visitors better (they’ll leave if it takes too long to load), making your website more effective.

A faster WordPress website will be rewarded by search engines, so you’ll rank higher in search!.

Older versions of PHP do not have this, so updating is essential to keep your WordPress site secure.Īnd then there are a number of secondary benefits: Because PHP is so popular, it is a target for hackers – but the latest version will have the latest security features. PHP, like WordPress, is maintained by its community. Updating to the latest supported version (currently 7.4) can deliver a huge performance increase up to 3 or 4x faster for older versions.

Your website will be faster as the latest version of PHP is more efficient.

There are two main benefits to keeping PHP up-to-date: Whilst you may be familiar with the importance of keeping WordPress, and your themes and plugins up-to-date, keeping PHP up-to-date is just as important. PHP is the coding language WordPress is built on, and its version is set at the server-level by your hosting company. This page will explain why this matters to you, and then how you can fix it. Your WordPress site can be faster, and more secure, and you can make this happen! Faster, more secure WordPress websites for all.How to update your website’s PHP version for a faster, more secure website.

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