Title: PHP version needed?
Last modified: April 23, 2023

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# PHP version needed?

 *  Resolved [sallijane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sallijane/)
 * (@sallijane)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-needed/)
 * I am looking to install a sortable table of book references, and wonder if this
   is compatible with PHP 8.1?
 *  In updating a different site to a version of PHP newer than 5.6, without a developer
   to help (and with some bad advice from my host), we broke the site, so I am a
   bit wary of using a plug-in that is listed for PHP 5.6.
 * Can you confirm that this works with a newer version of PHP? If not, are you 
   planning such an update?

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 *  Plugin Author [shawfactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawfactor/)
 * (@shawfactor)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-needed/#post-16678645)
 * It should work fine, I’m currently running it on 8.0 and did not generate errors
   when I ran it on 8.1 (but other plugins did)
 * more broadly if you are doing anything complex either hire a dev or at a minimum
   have a test website.
 *  Thread Starter [sallijane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sallijane/)
 * (@sallijane)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-needed/#post-16678805)
 * Thanks; absolutely! I when plugintests.com did not show any problems with my 
   plug-ins, I relied on the hosting support to explain why a domain that was NOT
   my WordPress site was using PHP 5.6 and that it was O.K. to delete it. The second
   support person put that domain back and upgrading to a new block-based theme 
   solved my PHP issues; the look is slightly different, but all is functional and
   easier to maintain.
 * Thanks so much for the quick reply; really appreciated!
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by [sallijane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sallijane/).
      Reason: did not mark as resolved; done now!
 *  Plugin Author [shawfactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawfactor/)
 * (@shawfactor)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-needed/#post-16678836)
 * Okay I’ll resolve for good order but will still monitor the thread and reopen
   in necessary

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 * Last reply from: [shawfactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawfactor/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-needed/#post-16678836)
 * Status: resolved