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Powered by Network Solutions: How to change your PHP version

This article explains how to change your PHP version for your website using the Scripting Config tool in your account manager. The PHP coding language is constantly updated to improve security and performance. Keeping your PHP version current is important, but you must also ensure your website's themes and plugins are compatible.

Important: If you update your PHP version for a CMS like WordPress, ensure that your theme and plugins support the new version. Incompatibility can cause errors or make your site stop working. If you encounter an issue, you may need to revert to the prior PHP version.

In this article, we'll cover:

Changing your PHP version

Note: After you change your PHP version, the setting changes may take up to 2 hours to take full effect.
  1. Log in to your account via https://www.networksolutions.com/my-account/login.
  2. Click Websites & Hosting from the left navigation menu.

    website and hosting menu
     
  3. Navigate to the hosting package you want to change the PHP version, then click Edit website next to the domain name you want to manage.

    multiple domains drop-down
     
  4. Click on IIS Administration Console.

    Click on IIS Administration Console
     
  5. Under IIS Administrator Console, click on the PHP Version drop-down.

    PHP Version dropdown
     
  6. Select the appropriate version number.

    Select the appropriate version
     
  7. Click the Update button to save your changes.

    Update PHP Version button
     
  8. A pop-up message will appear to confirm that the PHP version was updated successfully.

    PHP Version updated successfully confirmation message

 

 

Review

This guide has walked you through the complete process to change your PHP version within the hosting control panel. By accessing the Scripting Config tool, you can select the appropriate domain and choose the specific PHP version your website requires. Always remember to check for theme and plugin compatibility after making changes to ensure your site continues to function correctly.

 

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