Title: PHP Version & 3.4.1. Update
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# PHP Version & 3.4.1. Update

 *  [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * (@kurtgriffith)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-341-update/)
 * I am trying to update a dormant WP blog that a client has decided to revive. 
   It’s running WordPress 2.7.
 * I want to get the site up and running, so ran a back up and tried the auto update
 * _The update cannot be installed because WordPress 3.4.1 requires PHP version 
   5.2.4 or higher. You are running version 4.4.9._
 * Only problem, the hosting server is running **PHP 5.2**
 * **WTF????**

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-341-update/#post-2898540)
 * Have you spoken to the hosts about this?
 *  Thread Starter [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * (@kurtgriffith)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-341-update/#post-2898556)
 * It’s GoDaddy, they’re pretty good with their server tech. If the control panel
   says it’s PHP 5.2, I’m confident it is.
 * My suspicions is that WP 2.7 is reporting PHP 4.4.9 which may have been the version
   _at the time of installation_, but is unable to detect the updated PHP. Or the
   updater can’t detect the current PHP version. Or something like that…
 * I suspect that means I’ll have to install the WP update manually… but I fear 
   it will be a tedious pain in the butt and break the site. And I am sure that 
   My client is less than interested in paying for a pile of back end work that 
   they are pretty clueless about.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-341-update/#post-2898560)
 * WordPress 2.7.1 does not test for the PHP version. The updater does that. However,
   you should not upgrade to WP 3.4.1 in a single step as such a large upgrade may
   trash your database. You need to carry out a series of much smaller manual upgrades.
   See [Upgrading_WordPress_Extended](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended).
 * If you hit the same problem when you try to upgrade to WP 3.2, contact GoDaddy.
   It’s almost certainly a server configuration issue.
 *  Thread Starter [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * (@kurtgriffith)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-341-update/#post-2898569)
 * I suspected as something like this. Best to work on this after hours.

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 * Last reply from: [KurtGriffith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kurtgriffith/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-341-update/#post-2898569)
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