How to Upgrade PHP 7 Version in WordPress (C-Panel)
If you want to upgrade your WordPress version with older one then here you can get all steps with images and by simple steps. In recent months WordPress released updated version of WordPress. If your WordPress site running on the later version 5.4 then WordPress show message like “WordPress has detected that your site is running on an insecure version of PHP”. So most of WordPress developer are not aware about how to update PHP version in WordPress. If you are running site on WordPress 5.1.1 then you must upgrade your WordPress version site for better compatibility and for security. If you are not update your WordPress site then you can face a problem with your site.
However, there are many reasons to get new php version if you are use WordPress. The minimum PHP requirements for WordPress core have increased, and most of plugins and WordPress themes has been updated their code high level PHP so if you are using older one then this may cause error or may be incompatible with your versions of PHP. There are many php versions like 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 and latest one is PHP 7.3. So you must update you WordPress site in PHP 7 version for better security and performance. 50-60% percent users are using WordPress for their site.
Before updating your PHP version of WordPress take a backup of your site before doing this. Without backup don’t do it. Also if you don’t have knowledge about C-panel then contact your web hosting providers they will guide you perfectly and if you want to check PHP version of your site then simply logged in your C-panel and find for PHP in the search bar and you can able to see which version you are using of PHP. So you do not need to install any WordPress plugin for checking PHP version. WordPress supports also provides information about how to update PHP version of WordPress.
Why you need to upgrade PHP version of WordPress?
- Patched regularly for security vulnerabilities
- Performance improvements
- New Features for Developers
- Get better support level
- Compatibility for all platforms
- Protect from hackers
- Get high performance to your site
- Most sites are using upgraded version of PHP
Most of PHP version not get supported by Php.net. You can also see the supported versions of PHP which users or sites are using right now all over the world.
How to upgrade PHP version of WordPress
Step-1: Log into in you C-panel which provided by your server providers.
Step-2: After logged in you type in search box PHP.
Step-3: Then find here for PHP Version click on that SELECT PHP VERSION button
Step-4: When you clicked on Select PHP version button then new window will opened and select PHP version which you want.
Step-5: At last click on set as current.
Updated PHP version and have problems?
Most of time there is no any problems, but it may cause issue related to compatibility with your version. When you have updated your WordPress site with another PHP version and facing issues related to database or any technical issue then take backup or immediately contact to your server providers for better option. Most of PHP wordpress site support PHP 7 and their upper version. So before updating your site take backup and then start changing or upgrading version.
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