“Your PHP verson requires an update”

  • Resolved MikeHarrison

    (@mikeharrison)


    5 years, 9 months ago

    My WordPress dashboard Site Health tab tells me my site’s version of PHP requires an update. But, when I follow the link to learn more, cloudlinux.com/hardenedphp-wp explains and says: “If you’ve been brought here by WordPress’s PHP update warnings, there is nothing you need to do.”

    So, do I need to update my site’s PHP… or don’t I?

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    What version of PHP are you using? Basically, as long as you’re on 7.something, you’re OK. The site check is looking for the latest 7.3, but currently any 7.x version is fine.

    Well, PHP 7.0 is End of Life already, so…
    See https://php.net/supported-versions.php

    Thread Starter MikeHarrison

    (@mikeharrison)

    According to my hosting company, the server is running on PHP version 7.2.7.

    Thanks, Steven. I appreciate your speedy reply.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    The 7.2 branch is currently at 7.2.17, but I’m sure they’ll update soon.

    If you’re on 7.2, then the message in Site Health will show up as a recommended update, instead of a critical issue, citing performance as the reason.

    PHP versions older than 7.1 are are not receiving security patches from the core PHP team and not getting new releases, so those get flagged as a critical issue in the WP Site Health Tool.

    In this case, CloudLinux manually patches older versions of PHP. If your host uses CloudLinux, then they adjust the documentation link point there to let you know that it’s ok and that they are still doing security patching.

    It’s still recommended to update to the latest available (currently 7.3) if possible, but in this case you are fine.

    How can I tell what PHP version I am running and if my host uses CloudLinux?

    hankrobertsmyselfreally

    (@hankrobertsmyselfreally)

    So should I take this up with my hosting company? It’s not something I can update for myself?

    You cannot update because WordPress 5.2.3 requires PHP version 5.6.20 or higher. You are running version 5.3.29.

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