Title: PHP version – problem with 5.5
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# PHP version – problem with 5.5

 *  Resolved [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-problem-with-55/)
 * My long time host did something (I am still talking to them to figure out what
   exactly.) and my site, ourexcellentadventures.com went down with a 500 error.
   They got it back up by switching my php version.
 * > Based on the error logs generated at: [https://www.dot5hosting.com/controlpanel/cgiManagement/cgiErrorLog.bml](https://www.dot5hosting.com/controlpanel/cgiManagement/cgiErrorLog.bml),
   > I could see that your account was set to PHP v 5.5, where the directive ‘register_globals’
   > is no longer available in that:
   > 20140816T014355: [http://www.ourexcellentadventures.com/index.php](http://www.ourexcellentadventures.com/index.php)
   > 
   > PHP Fatal error: Directive ‘register_globals’ is no longer available in PHP
   > in Unknown on line 0
   >  Therefore, I’ve set the PHP v 5.3 at: [https://www.dot5hosting.com/controlpanel/cgiManagement/phpplus.html](https://www.dot5hosting.com/controlpanel/cgiManagement/phpplus.html)
   > and fixed the issue. Now, you should be able to access the website without 
   > any issue at: [http://ourexcellentadventures.com/](http://ourexcellentadventures.com/).
   > Could you please check this again after clearing the browser cache and cookies?
 * WP makes the call to register globals about 25 times. Do changes need to be made?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-problem-with-55/#post-5202592)
 * I’m using PHP 5.5 without any issues on Trunk right now. But…
 * The directive register_gobals was removed in 5.4!
 * Are you sure it’s not a plugin/theme?
 *  Moderator [Dominik Schilling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocean90/)
 * (@ocean90)
 * WordPress Core Developer
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-problem-with-55/#post-5202604)
 * There is only one call to `register_globals` in `wp_unregister_globals()`, see
   [http://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_unregister_globals/](http://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_unregister_globals/).
 * Your php.ini for PHP 5.5 is configured wrongly. Since 5.4 it’s not allowed to
   use the `register_globals` directive in a php.ini anymore.
 *  Thread Starter [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-problem-with-55/#post-5202606)
 * I will have to make sure I searched the correct version. And I will search the
   plugins and theme.
 * This is the typical problem. I upgraded to what Dot5 called WP Essential. Just
   as soon as I did that the site went down. I was also using PHP 5.5 with no problems.
   They say
 * > In the previous PHP version, it looks as the register_globals was disabled 
   > and you had received the error.
 * Still trying to work with them to find out exactly what they did.
 *  Thread Starter [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-problem-with-55/#post-5202687)
 * Thanks Dominik. I replaced the php.ini with a default version and switched back
   to PHP 5.5. All is well.

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 * [register_globals](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/register_globals/)

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 * Last reply from: [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-problem-with-55/#post-5202687)
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