Making WordPress Multisite work with PHP 7.x

  • hey WP experts. I unfortunately installed a wordpress multisite on our old server running php 5.4. Even tho we moved the installation to a new server with php 7.x now, the WP is still stuck on php5, does not detect the php7. What would be the easiest way to get this running with php7. I do have an idea, but please correct me if I’m wrong:

    I can install a fresh copy of multisite on the new server in the same domain name. point the installation back to the old db, and copy all the files in the wp-content folder over to the new install. I hope it can be as simple as that but probably not lol.

    Thank you all!

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  • Hey there,

    if the domain is exactly the same it should work like you thought:

    1) copy all wp-contents to the fresh install
    2) point to the old db using wp-config

    Best,
    Seb

    The WordPress doesn’t choose the PHP version… your hosting configuration decides that!

    Maybe your webhost can help you sort this problem out.

    Thread Starter thinqlabs

    (@thinqlabs)

    We run our own servers, they are all running php7 because I set them up myself. Its common knowledge you’d have to reinstall wordpress if it was installed in php5 enviroment.

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