Manage Your PHP Settings on Linux-Based Hosting

This article explains how to manage PHP settings on your Linux Hosting account. It covers how to change the PHP version and update PHP configuration (php.ini).

Updating PHP version

Current Linux Hosting plans allow you to change the PHP version using either the Linux Control Panel or cPanel. Classic hosting plans can only change the PHP version through cPanel.

Go to your Linux Control Panel.
Look for the website that you want to manage and click on the SETTINGS button.
Navigate to the Update Status section and look for the PHP Version.
Click CHANGE. This should open a screen where you can select a PHP version.
Select the PHP version that you need.
Click APPLY to save the changes.

Log in to your cPanel.
Scroll down to the Software section.

In the Software section, follow the steps below based on the PHP feature available in your cPanel.

Available PHP Feature	Steps
Select PHP Version	Click on Select PHP Version. In the PHP Extension page, select the PHP version that you need. Click Apply to save the changes.
MultiPHP Manager	Click on MultiPHP Manager. On the domain table, check the website that you want to update. Select the PHP Version that you need on the top right of the table. Click Apply to save the changes.

Available PHP Feature

Steps

Select PHP Version

Click on Select PHP Version.
In the PHP Extension page, select the PHP version that you need.
Click Apply to save the changes.

MultiPHP Manager

Click on MultiPHP Manager.
On the domain table, check the website that you want to update.
Select the PHP Version that you need on the top right of the table.
Click Apply to save the changes.

Updating PHP.ini settings

Log in to your cPanel.
Scroll down to the Software section.

In the Software section, follow the steps below based on the PHP feature available in your cPanel.

Available PHP Feature	Steps
Select PHP Version	Click on Select PHP Version. Click on the Options tab. Update the PHP configuration that you need (e.g. file_uploads, max_execution_time).
MultiPHP INI Editor	Click on MultiPHP INI Editor. In the Basic Mode tab, select the location or directory that you want to control with the PHP.ini. Update the PHP configuration that you need (e.g. file_uploads, max_execution_time). Click Apply to save the changes. You can also switch to the Editor Mode to manually write the configuration in your php.ini file.

Available PHP Feature

Steps

Select PHP Version

Click on Select PHP Version.
Click on the Options tab.
Update the PHP configuration that you need (e.g. file_uploads, max_execution_time).

MultiPHP INI Editor

Click on MultiPHP INI Editor.
In the Basic Mode tab, select the location or directory that you want to control with the PHP.ini.
Update the PHP configuration that you need (e.g. file_uploads, max_execution_time).
Click Apply to save the changes.

You can also switch to the Editor Mode to manually write the configuration in your php.ini file.

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