Plesk provides full support for the PHP scripting language, including
support for multiple PHP versions and handler types out of the box. This
topic explains how Plesk customers can manage PHP settings for their
domains and subdomains from the Customer Panel.
PHP management on the domain level has three aspects:
- Choosing the PHP version.
- Choosing the PHP handler type.
- Configuring additional PHP settings.
Note: You may only be able to manage some of the settings described below,
or none at all, depending on your subscription settings. If you need
to manage PHP settings that are unavailable to you, contact your
hosting provider.
Choosing the PHP version
Plesk supports multiple PHP versions out of the box. To choose the PHP
version for your domain or subdomain, go to Websites & Domains >
PHP settings and select the desired PHP version from the menu:
If the desired PHP version is missing from the menu, contact your
hosting provider.
Note that different PHP versions are not 100% compatible. A website
written in PHP 5.3 may not function correctly if you configure PHP
version 5.4 for the domain. If you are not sure what PHP version to
choose, use the default setting or the latest version available. If your
website is not displaying correctly, switch to a different PHP version.
Choosing the handler type
Plesk supports a number of different PHP handlers out of the box. To
choose the PHP handler type for your domain or subdomain, go to
Websites & Domains > PHP settings and select the desired PHP
handler type from the menu:
If you are not sure what PHP handler type to choose, read about the
different PHP handler types.
Configuring additional settings
In addition to…