Check your PHP version

What the Exposure Check reads

Only public headers and the top of your homepage, like a browser. It never logs in and does not scan for weak spots. If the server hides the version, we say so instead of guessing.

Where you find your PHP version

Pick the situation that fits you.

• WordPressWordPress is free software for building and editing a website in your browser. It is written in PHP, so it builds each page when someone visits.Go to Tools, Site Health, Info, Server. The PHP versionA PHP version is a numbered edition of PHP, like 8.3. Each edition is looked after for a limited time, then gets security fixes only, then nothing. is listed there.
• HostingWeb hosting is the service that keeps your website's files on a computer that is always online, so visitors can open your site at any time. panelOpen PHPPHP is a programming language that builds your web pages on the computer that hosts your site, just before they reach the visitor. WordPress runs on it. settings, MultiPHP or the PHP selector in your host's control panel. The active version shows there.
• Command lineWith shell access, run php -v. It prints the version the command line uses, which can differ from your site.

When you do not see a version

Three things to know before you dig further.

• Temporary phpinfo fileLast resort: a phpinfo file shows the version. Delete it right after, because it exposes server details.
• The version is hiddenIf the server hides its version, you will not see it. We say so then, and we do not guess.
• Is your version supportedRead our page on supported PHP versions to see whether your version still gets security fixes.

• Which PHP Versions Are Supported Right NowPHP end of lifeEnd of life (EOL) means the makers have stopped looking after a version of software. It still works, but it no longer gets updates, not even security fixes. explained: which PHP versions still get security fixes, according to php.net on October 21, 2026. Source named, open questions listed.
• Free PHP Exposure Check (Passive, Headers Only)Free PHP exposure check. We read what your site shows in public, like a browser, and show your PHP version and whether it still gets security fixes.
• PHP Update: Move to a Supported PHP VersionPHP update service: we move your site to a PHP version that still gets security fixes, tested on stagingA staging environment is a private copy of your website where you try updates first, so any mistakes happen there and not on the live site. with a rollbackA rollback means going back to the last version of your website that worked, after an update has gone wrong. plan. All prices excl. VAT.