How to change PHP version in cPanel

Our across our web hosting services you have almost full control over PHP including what versions your sites are using. With just a few clicks, you can switch between different versions and use different PHP versions across sites contained in the same cPanel account, this is great when managing multiple sites on testing updates dev sites prior to rollout, troubleshooting or working with external applications.

Using cPanel’s MultiPHP Manager

The MultiPHP Manager tool in allows the easy changing of PHP version for each individual site contained in that cPanel account. As a forewarning, before making any changes involving your site its best practice to make a backup, in this case though if there is an issue you can just revert to the previous version.

1. Log in to cPanel.

2. Click the MultiPHP Manager icon in the Software section.

3. Check the box for the site(s) you want to update.

4. Select the desired PHP version from the drop-down menu.

5. Click Apply.