Title: WordPress Update & PHP Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # WordPress Update & PHP * Resolved [dtgusty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dtgusty/) * (@dtgusty) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/) * I just have a question about PHP. * > You cannot update because WordPress 3.2.1 requires PHP version 5.2.4 or higher. > You are running version 5.1.6. * If I update to PHP 5.2.4 will that effect anything else on my server? I have other WordPress installs that may not get updated as soon, will the PHP update mess them up? * thanks! Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223412) * That really depends what else is running on your server. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223612) * Other WP installs shouldnā€™t be affected by that. I was running PHP 5.3.x and WP 3.1 without issues for a while. * Thread Starter [dtgusty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dtgusty/) * (@dtgusty) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223709) * Thanks! Mainly Iā€™m concerned about effecting the other WordPress installs. I couldnā€™t find any info good or bad, so this helps. Thanks again. * [TCBarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tcbarrett/) * (@tcbarrett) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223711) * I still have one or two WP 2.8 installations running on 5.3.3 * CAVEAT: Upgrading will affect everything else related to it. Which may or may not break anything. * My rule of thumb is as follows ā€“ If youā€™re worried about, then it is importantā€“ If it is important it has some intrinsic value ā€“ If youā€™re asking vaguely about it, then youā€™re not sure what youā€™re doing ā€“ If you not sure what you are doing, and itā€™s something valuable, it is worth hiring someone that knows what they are doing * However, I believe in learning by trying, and learning a lot from mistakes šŸ™‚ * [Stout Adventure](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stout-adventure/) * (@stout-adventure) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223795) * How do I update my php so I can download and run the latest version of WordPress? * Thank you! * [Stout Adventure](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stout-adventure/) * (@stout-adventure) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223796) * I get this message: * You cannot update because WordPress 3.2.1 requires PHP version 5.2.4 or higher. You are running version 4.4.9. * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223797) * Do you manage your own server? If not, you need to ask your host about upgrading. It may be a simple switch. But it wouldnā€™t be something you could do as the end userā€¦. * If you do manage your own serverā€¦.. you really should know how to upgrade php! šŸ˜‰ * [Stout Adventure](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stout-adventure/) * (@stout-adventure) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223798) * Thank you Rev Voodoo! * I donā€™t manage my own server ā€“ so it sounds like it would be a Media Temple issue. Iā€™ll contact them and see if they can update the PHP. * Iā€™m an ignoramus in the back end. * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223799) * > Iā€™m an ignoramus in the back end. * Me too! All I know, I owe to google! * I would hope media temple would be able to help you. Iā€™m on godaddy, and a while back I asked to be moved from php 4.x to 5.x. took about 24 hours, and no complications * [Stout Adventure](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stout-adventure/) * (@stout-adventure) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223800) * I went into my Media Temple account, clicked on PHP settings, and selected PHP 5 from the radio dial menu. It updated automatically and took me 2 minutes to then update my WordPress using the automatic update function. * Itā€™s NICEEEE! * -(Borat) * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223815) * Iā€™m glad it all went smoothly for you! Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ā€˜WordPress Update & PHPā€™ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/) * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/) * 11 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-php/#post-2223815) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics