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How to Update PHP in WordPress Fast

Not sure if your server has the PHP version?<br><br>PHP is the engine that powers your website, it makes sense to take care of it.<br>During all that time, it received numerous critical updates (and still does). Because of that, you need to make sure that your WordPress website is running on a server with an up-to-date PHP.<br><br>In this guide, you come to know several important benefits that keeping your WordPress PHP updated.<br>https://wpblazer.com/tips-tricks/how-to-update-php-in-wordpress/?utm_source=ppt&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tof_cd_updatephpinwp

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How to Update PHP in WordPress Fast

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  1. HOW TO UPDATE PHP IN WORDPRESS FAST

  2. INTRODUCTION PHP (an acronym for Hypertext Preprocessor) is a popular server-side open-source scripting language.It’s used to develop dynamic, interactive websites. Since it can be embedded into HTML, it makes adding new functionalities to websites easy. PHP is the "engine" powering every WP-based website. As such, it’s an essential element of every WordPress-friendly hosting. Of course, it powers other websites too! You need to make sure that your WordPress website is running on a server with an up-to-date PHP.

  3. UPDATE YOUR WORDPRESS PHP Since PHP is the engine that powers your website, it makes sense to take care of it. Especially that keeping your WordPress PHP updated comes with several important benefits. It makes your website more secure. WordPress isn’t just the most popular platform for bloggers and entrepreneurs. It’s also popular among hackers, who keep looking for PHP bugs to access your website. In fact, PHP is the "engine" powering every WP-based website. As such, it’s an essential element of every WordPress-friendly hosting.

  4. WHY YOU SHOULD UPDATE YOUR WORDPRESS PHP IT MAKES YOUR WEBSITE MORE SECURE There are a few reasons to update your PHP - but security is definitely #1. By keeping PHP secure, you “close off” many routes they could use to try and break into it. WEBSITE BECOMES FASTER New PHP versions improve your server performance. Each PHP version is more efficient at running processes. It does it faster and requires fewer resources.

  5. GET AN SEO BOOST Website speed is not just about trimming down the numbers. If your website is fast, they find it more convenient to browse and stay on it longer. This, in turn, has a positive impact on your search engine ranking. UPDATE PHP IN WORDPRESS TO RECEIVE SUPPORT If you don't update PHP, your WP site will lose compatibility with certain themes and plugins. Running plugins and themes on an old PHP version could lead to bugs and performance drops.

  6. CHECKING WHICH PHP VERSION YOU’RE RUNNING When we discuss how to update PHP in WordPress, what we really mean is updating it on your server. But, you don’t even have to log into your server’s dashboard to check your site's PHP version. Go to your WP dashboard, click Tools and open Site Health: BEFORE UPDATING PHP IN WORDPRESS: BACKUP YOUR SITE! Depending on the server that you’re using, updating your WordPress PHP version might be a walk in the park For example, your theme or plugins might stop working. It’s not that big of a deal if you can spot the issue immediately. Naturally, even if the staging website passes all tests, you should still back up the main site..

  7. UPDATING PHP VERSION IN DIFFERENT CONTROL PANELS PHP is a server-side, not a WordPress-side thing, the update process will depend on the hosting that you use. If you’re on managed hosting, the easiest way to do that is to reach out to your hosting support team. Then, either ask them how to update PHP in WordPress and do it yourself or let them do that.

  8. UPDATING WORDPRESS PHP IF YOU’RE ON CPANEL Updating PHP for a WordPress website is very straightforward. The whole process in cPanel shouldn't take you more than just a few clicks. UPDATING PHP IF YOU’RE USING PLESK Plesk is another popular control panel with built-in support for one-click CMS installations. And you can update WordPress PHP in Plesk just as easily. UPDATING WORDPRESS PHP WHEN USING CENTOS WEB PANEL Centos is one of the most popular hosting panels, especially for its stellar free version Updating the PHP version in CentOS is very straightforward too

  9. AFTER UPDATING: DO THE TESTING! Once you update your WordPress site's PHP, there are two things left for you to do. Go ahead and update the theme and all your plugins. You want to be testing all their latest versions. Once you finish the updates, it’s time to start testing your website. When testing plugins, remember that PHP updates could cause bugs in functionality. So don’t just focus on whether the plugins look good on the website.

  10. UPDATE YOUR WORDPRESS SITE’S PHP NOW! Every PHP version is a leap forward. Now that you know how to update PHP in WordPress, you shouldn’t wait with doing so for too long! Of course, you don't have to jump on the latest PHP version the moment it’s made available. As soon as it’s officially supported by the latest WordPress version, go ahead and update it. To know more info @ https://wpblazer.com/tips-tricks/how-to-update-php-in-wordpress/? utm_source=ppt&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tof_cd_updatephpinwp

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