PHP Hosting

Yes, all hosting.com PHP Hosting plans support databases, including MySQL and MaraiaDB. This allows you to seamlessly integrate PHP scripts and applications with robust datasets. You can choose your preferred database from your account control panel.

We offer PHP versions 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.3, and 8.4. You can change the version easily through the control panel for your website.

You can also configure subfolders to use specific versions of PHP without impacting the version used by your primary folder.

PHP is a widely used open-source scripting language. It is primarily used in web development for server-side scripting, but it is also used as a general-purpose programming language.

PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page but is now the recursive acronym for PHP Hypertext Preprocessor. An adaptation of Perl and C, PHP is considered fairly easy to learn. It runs on most major operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and macOS.

It has played a major role in the advancement of the Internet and how websites are created today. While early websites were created entirely from raw HTML written in text editors, PHP made websites more dynamic and easier to set up.

PHP code can be embedded within HTML, allowing you to quickly create dynamic content for web pages. It also easily connects with databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite, making it a popular option for data-driven web applications.

In web hosting, PHP is typically used to code dynamic web pages, web applications, and content management systems (CMSs). Most popular CMS platforms, including WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal, are built using PHP.

Similarly, it is used in many eCommerce platforms like Magento and WooCommerce, enabling online transactions and product management.

With its database integrations, it is especially good at collecting and processing form data. It also allows for session tracking, which is essential for user login systems and tracking data across multiple web pages.

PHP is also used in application programming interfaces (APIs), which allow web servers, databases, or other web-based applications to interact with one another.

PHP’s combination of ease of use, flexibility, and robust community support makes it a cornerstone of web development and a crucial component in web hosting services.

PHP is also a cornerstone of the LAMP stack: a web server configured with the Linux operating system, the Apache web server software, and the MySQL relational database management system, alongside the PHP scripting language.

When it comes to choosing the best PHP hosting, it comes down to two key points: compatibility and performance.

In terms of compatibility, look for a hosting company that offers many PHP version options so you get all the features and functionality you need.

Hosting.com offers PHP 8.4, the current stable version, and legacy versions down to 4.4. This wide range of versions ensures your code works perfectly without compatibility issues.

As for performance, you want the fastest hosting speeds possible. This includes high-performance hardware like ultra-fast processors and solid-state drives (SSDs) as well as optional enhancements like content delivery networks (CDNs).

At hosting.com, we use extremely fast and reliable hardware. Our servers use high-end processors for maximum performance and we were among the first to start using SSDs in our web servers for lighting fast load speeds.

Plus, you get a free CDN with any hosting plan to make sure visitors or customers have the best experience when they come to your site.

But if you still need more, upgrade to our Turbo Hosting plan for up to 20X faster web servers. You get 40% fast CPU performance, faster NVMe SSD storage, and upgraded RAM for exceptionally fast page load speeds.