Question:
I noticed my website is not running the latest version of php. Why not?
Answer:
You can change your php version at any time by going to the php section of your control panel. Normally, we do not update your php version (other than for security patches) automatically in case your scripts rely a certain version being used. We do force minor revision upgrades that address security issues, etc.
In the past we kept all users up-to-date on the latest php versions but found that in many instances the major updates (from 4 to 5, 5.1 to 5.2 to 5.3, etc.) would break client sites. It was rare but happened enough for us to change our policy.
To summarize:
- You can change your php version in the “php” section of the control panel
- We perform security related upgrades automatically
- Major version upgrades are not performed automatically. Instead, use the (one click) version update selector in the control panel