How to use PHP 7 in cPanel hosting
cPanel
ships with PHP 7
, but PHP 5
is still used by default instead. Even if you don’t use PHP 7
specific functions, the performance benefit that PHP 7
brings is a good enough reason to switch. This is especially important in shared hosting such as cPanel
as performance is especially lacking.
Make sure your application is compatible with PHP 7
before making the switch.
To start using PHP 7
within your cPanel
hosting, log in to cPanel
and follow these steps;
-
Check your current
PHP
version to confirm.