Title: PHP 7 With WordPress 4.4.1
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# PHP 7 With WordPress 4.4.1

 *  Resolved [Tanuj Singh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tanuj-singh/)
 * (@tanuj-singh)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-with-wordpress-441/)
 * I’ve heard that PHP 7 brings some awesome improvements and adjustments. So, my
   question is can I use PHP 7 with WP the latest WP version as of now i.e. 4.4.1?
   Will it cause any problems?

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 *  [CPC Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/homergz/)
 * (@homergz)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-with-wordpress-441/#post-6994955)
 * WordPress 4.4+ is compatible with PHP7:
 * > [WordPress and PHP7](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/09/10/wordpress-and-php7/)
 * I recommend running a full database and site backup before you proceed since 
   not all plugins may not be compatible. I run PHP7 on multiple site with a variety
   of plugins and have not experienced a single issue.
 *  [Sheriziya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sheriziya/)
 * (@sheriziya)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-with-wordpress-441/#post-6995215)
 * I understand PHP7 uses PDO. Does WordPress work with PDO without a hitch? (Not
   including the plugins, I’d need to check those seperately). Or does MySQLli Or
   something need to be installed? The information in the above link doesn’t seem
   to have that information (or I’m looking at the wrong section 😀 )
 * Thanks for the help!
 *  [Wooninjas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wooninjas/)
 * (@wooninjas)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-with-wordpress-441/#post-6995216)
 * > Does WordPress work with PDO
 * WordPress doesn’t support PDO right now.
 * > does MySQLli Or something need to be installed?
 * You don’t need to install anything. PHP comes with PDO and MySQLi extensions.
   Unless you are really using an older PHP versions
 *  [Sheriziya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sheriziya/)
 * (@sheriziya)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-with-wordpress-441/#post-6995217)
 * Ah, yeah, in there lies exactly my problem. My webhost currently has an older
   version of PHP installed (5.3.29) with an older version of MySQL (5.5.32-cll-
   lve). I’ve installed WP and used it for more than a year now on that installation…..
   So I’m looking to migrate to the new PHP7 and keeping WP as much as I can. Hence
   my questions 🙂 I’m planning to use WP purely for blog purposes, instead of the
   portfolio function it also has now and I want to run a seperate portfolio besides
   WP.
 * I planned to run the seperate database driven portfolio with PHP7 PDO.
 * Will this conflict with WP running with MySQLli or can these two projects run
   besides one another without a problem?
 * I can upgrade my PHP installation to 5.4, 5.5, 5.6 and 7.0 on my site through
   my cpanel. So the question for me is: Should I upgrade to 5.6 (which I understand
   is also still being developed with new releases), or should I upgrade to PHP7?
   I originally thought I could upgrade to PHP7, but I want to make sure everything
   keeps running smoothly 🙂
 * Thanks for the help!
 *  [Sheriziya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sheriziya/)
 * (@sheriziya)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-with-wordpress-441/#post-6995218)
 * Can’t edit my answer above, so:
    Never mind, I figured it out. Two projects with
   each its own coding, so it really doesn’t matter. Each can use it’s own system
   to approach the database 🙂

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