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Supported PHP Versions PHP versions available on Arcline shared hosting and VPS plans. reference 2

Supported PHP Versions

Arcline supports multiple PHP versions to accommodate different application requirements.


Shared hosting

On shared hosting plans, you can select your PHP version in cPanel under Software → Select PHP Version.

Version Status End of Life Notes
8.3 Active 2026-12-31 Recommended for new sites
8.2 Active 2025-12-31 Good stability
8.1 Security only 2024-11-30 Upgrade recommended
8.0 End of life 2023-11-26 Not recommended

VPS plans

On VPS plans, you can install any PHP version from the system package manager or use a third-party repository like Ondřej Surý's PPA:

sudo apt install php8.3 php8.3-fpm php8.3-mysql

Switching PHP versions

In cPanel, go to Select PHP Version, choose the version you want, and click Set as current. Most WordPress sites will work on any PHP 8.x version without issues.

After switching, check your site thoroughly:

  • If you see blank pages or errors, your application may not support the PHP version you selected
  • WordPress 5.6+ supports PHP 8.x. WordPress 6.0+ requires PHP 7.4+
  • Older plugins may not be compatible with PHP 8.x — check with the plugin developer

PHP extensions

The following extensions are available on shared hosting:

bcmath, calendar, Core, ctype, curl, date, dom, exif, fileinfo,
filter, ftp, gd, gettext, gmp, hash, iconv, imagick, intl, json,
ldap, libxml, mbstring, mysqli, mysqlnd, openssl, pcntl, pcre,
PDO, pdo_mysql, pdo_sqlite, Phar, posix, random, readline, redis,
Reflection, session, shmop, SimpleXML, sockets, sodium, SPL, sqlite3,
standard, sysvsem, sysvshm, tokenizer, xml, xmlreader, xmlwriter,
xsl, Zend OPcache, zip, zlib

If you need an extension that isn't listed, contact Arcline support.