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Resolving PHP Version Compatibility Issues On cPanel Hosting & Servers

PHP version is displayed on your cPanel’s account home page. An unsupported PHP version is one reason why your website goes down, and displays a blank white page or error 500. This could happen when your website doesn’t support the PHP version active on your hosting account.

In this lesson, you will learn about fixing such PHP compatibility issues on your website hosted at any Sangkrit.net plan such as cPanel WebhostingWebhosting PlusVPS, or Dedicated Server.

You may also check the documentation for the software you’re using such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, etc. to determine PHP compatibility requirements. Look for specific PHP versions or extensions that your software recommends or requires.

To fix PHP version compatibility issues on cPanel hosting, you need to ensure that your website’s PHP version is compatible with the scripts, themes, and plugins you are using. Once you are sure about the version your website requires, you can easily change the PHP version from your cPanel and make it compatible with your website or app.

How To Change PHP Version On cPanel?

Log in to your Sangkrit.net account and follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the ‘My Products’
  2. Select the ‘Web Hosting’ option
  3. Next to the cPanel account you want to use, click Manage.
  4. Click cPanel Admin and then scroll to the Software section.
  5. Click Select PHP Version, this displays your current PHP version which can be changed from the drop-down.
  6. Click the “Set as current” or “Save” button to apply the selected PHP version.

You may have multiple PHP versions to choose from. If your software specifies a particular PHP version, choose that version. Otherwise, you can typically select the latest stable version.

If you encounter difficulties or errors that you cannot resolve yourself, simply reach out to the support team. They will assist you with all troubleshooting and configuration settings.

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