Title: WP won't recognize PHP version
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WP won't recognize PHP version

 *  [evilgm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evilgm/)
 * (@evilgm)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-wont-recognize-php-version/)
 * I’ve spent some time trying to figure this out, and I don’t know if it’s a WordPress
   problem or my host’s servers.
 * My WP install is on a server that runs on PHP 5.2. (Yes, I know, I need 5.2.4.)
   When I try to run the upgrade, WP tells me “You cannot update because WordPress
   3.2.1 requires PHP version 5.2.4 or higher. You are running version 4.4.9.”
 * Does anyone know where the problem lies, and what I can do fix it?

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 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-wont-recognize-php-version/#post-2192312)
 * You will need ask your host to install PHP version 5.2.4 or higher
 *  Thread Starter [evilgm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evilgm/)
 * (@evilgm)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-wont-recognize-php-version/#post-2192314)
 * Well, yeah, I know that. They’re in the process of doing that.
 * But your reply doesn’t address my question as to why WP says I’m on a server 
   with 4.4.9 when I’m not.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [evilgm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evilgm/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-wont-recognize-php-version/#post-2192314)
 * Status: not resolved

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