Title: Low PHP version
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Low PHP version

 *  [basttet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basttet/)
 * (@basttet)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/low-php-version/)
 * Hello,
    I`m new i wordpress, and did WP installation step-by-step several times,
   till i get a message back in my web-browser “Your server is running PHP version
   5.1.6 but WordPress 3.3.1 requires at least 5.2.4.” What shoul i do in this situation?
   Should i writte to my host, to upgrade PHP version to 5,2,4? Or I can do something
   myself?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/low-php-version/#post-2530848)
 * > Should i writte to my host, to upgrade PHP version to 5,2,4?
 * Yes. Other than switch hosts, there is nothing else that you can do.
 *  Thread Starter [basttet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basttet/)
 * (@basttet)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/low-php-version/#post-2530894)
 * Thanks 🙂
    I found, that host put tag “how to upgrade PHP from 4.x to 5.x” (put.
   htaccess file—> <FilesMatch “\.(inc|php|php3|php4|php5|php6|phtml|phps)$”> AddHandler
   x-httpd-php5 .inc .php .php3 .php4 .phtml </FilesMatch> ) I did these changes
   and error changed to ” Error: PHP is not running. WordPress requires that your
   web server is running PHP. Your server does not have PHP installed, or PHP is
   turned off. “….
 * OMG!!!!!! 🙁
 *  [RichardWPG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardwpg/)
 * (@richardwpg)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/low-php-version/#post-2530978)
 * Latest WordPress requires new php versions. What esmi said is right. Either switch
   host or tell them to upgrade their php version.
 *  [Tim S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tim-s/)
 * (@tim-s)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/low-php-version/#post-2530982)
 * Some hosts have shared accounts that can run multiple versions of PHP. Check 
   with your host, usually this is done through the .htaccess file. IF your host
   permits it, you should be able to do this. However, if they aren’t running the
   correct version, you’ll need to move to another server or another host altogether.
 *  Thread Starter [basttet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basttet/)
 * (@basttet)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/low-php-version/#post-2530987)
 * Thanks for all.
    My host answer, they can`t upgrade PHP becouse other user might
   not open they sites. But where can i check other host PHP version, before i move
   to it? (maybe there is online php version checker?)
 *  [Tim S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tim-s/)
 * (@tim-s)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/low-php-version/#post-2530992)
 * Just ask the host, prior to signing up. I work for a hosting company, and we 
   have different servers running different versions of PHP to meet the needs of
   our customers. If your host doesn’t have a server running the PHP version you
   need, then ask the host prior to signing up. Either contact their sales department
   or their technical support. Let them know the requirements for WordPress and 
   tell them you need to be on a server that meets those requirements. If they can’t
   give you this information prior to signing up, then you may not want to use them
   as a host.
 *  Thread Starter [basttet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basttet/)
 * (@basttet)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/low-php-version/#post-2531014)
 * Thanks, Tim, i`ll try do these steps 🙂
 *  [Tim S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tim-s/)
 * (@tim-s)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/low-php-version/#post-2531015)
 * No worries! I hope it works out for you.

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 * Last reply from: [Tim S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tim-s/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/low-php-version/#post-2531015)
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