Title: php upgrade process
Last modified: August 17, 2020

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# php upgrade process

 *  Resolved [newbie63](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbie63/)
 * (@newbie63)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-upgrade-process/)
 * I have a warning that I need to upgrade php. I did this with the prior version,
   ran the php compatibility, and was unable to fix the compatibility problems as
   the theme I am using is apparently no longer supported. You folks said to contact
   the theme’s developer and I got no response from them. So…I have decided to switch
   to a WordPress theme, figuring that you will be more likely to support them for
   longer. Should I switch to the new theme first, and then upgrade the php? Or 
   should I upgrade php first?
    Corallary: if I upgrade php first, your documentation
   suggests that I update the plugins first. I had updated plugins earlier this 
   month and then waited until yesterday to back up the public_html. Three indicate
   they have yet another update. Is it really necessary to update those three first?
   I’m not a coder so need hand-holding and simple instructions! =-)
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).
      Reason: Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Everything else WordPress
      topic

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-upgrade-process/#post-13270329)
 * Switch to the new theme first. Get it looking like you want. Make sure everything
   is up to date. Take a backup of your site. Then have your host update PHP.
 *  Thread Starter [newbie63](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbie63/)
 * (@newbie63)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-upgrade-process/#post-13276251)
 * i’ll do that. Simple enough. Repeats the backup, but wanted to do that prior 
   to changing theme, so not a waste. Thanks for your help.

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 * [php upgrade](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php-upgrade/)
 * [theme change](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/theme-change/)

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 * Last reply from: [newbie63](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newbie63/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-upgrade-process/#post-13276251)
 * Status: resolved

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