PHP version 4 and 5

[Fibo_fr]

Hello,

This has probably been asked and solved here, but I could not find where...

My shared account currently runs php 4.x
I presume there is a parameter somewhere which allows to switch to php5 either at the whole site level or at some subdirectory level (eg, with some adequate htaccess).

Where? How?

Thx for the help

[StephenJ]

In cPanel there is a PHP Configuration button. If you go to that there is a drop down list where you can choose 4 or 5.

[Alan B]

Probably the cPanel option just creates the htaccess entry for you. If you have several accounts to change, it's likely quicker for you to just upload the htaccess entry rather than use the cPanel function.

[djogit]

Hi everyone,
There's no dropdown list to switch php version from 4 to 5 or vice versa. I'd like to have the switch from cpanel or might be to use PHP5 for all sites hosted. How can I do that? thanks in advance

[Elena O.]

If you would like your php application to be run on php5, it can be enabled by creating a .htaccess file and adding this line to it.

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php .php4 .php3 .phtml

[djogit]

@Elena I know how to do that for each website hosted. What I mean was how to configure php version from WHM. Yesterday, my client wants to have drop down list on "CPanel" > "PHP configuration" with any PHP version supported where they can select which PHP version they would like to use. When I looked at CPanel > PHP Configuration, It's default only and no options to select the PHP version. I see my other cpanels have php version options available where I can select any PHP version (4 or 5) without writing the AddHandler to the .htaccess. this might be easier for clients since sometimes they will forget to add the addHandler line. Thanks

[Fibo_fr]

If you would like your php application to be run on php5, it can be enabled by creating a .htaccess file and adding this line to it.

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php .php4 .php3 .phtml

Thx, this is the quick shot I was looking for.
Of course, having a cpanel button that would work "accountwide" would be great... but there are some chances that this would somehow kill some existing php4 which would then just crash without warning...

[omniuni]

I had this happen to me. I just changed the file extensions.

e.g. my *.php files became *.php5 or whatnot. It should work to do a *.php4