Title: Cron php version differs from WP version
Last modified: May 23, 2023

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# Cron php version differs from WP version

 *  Resolved [cranewest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cranewest/)
 * (@cranewest)
 * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-php-version-differs-from-wp-version/)
 * Hi, the wp control events are running on the (shared) server’s php version (7.4.33)
   rather than the php version assigned to WP (php 8 and above.) I can confirm WP
   is running on 8 using the info.php page. This is causing one of our crons to 
   crash as the code requires php 8. Even using php -v in the server terminal reports
   php 8, but these crons and wp cli crons both run on the server 7.4.33 php.
   Is
   there a way I can get WP Control crons to run on the newer php version?

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 *  Thread Starter [cranewest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cranewest/)
 * (@cranewest)
 * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-php-version-differs-from-wp-version/#post-16761282)
 * I remembered we have SiteGround running the crons every X minutes so I think 
   SiteGrounds cron system is the issue. Marking as resolved.
 *  Plugin Author [John Blackbourn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbillion/)
 * (@johnbillion)
 * WordPress Core Developer
 * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-php-version-differs-from-wp-version/#post-16761465)
 * Yeah this doesn’t sound like anything specific to WP Crontrol, as this plugin
   doesn’t affect the way that cron events get run. Good luck!

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 * Last reply from: [John Blackbourn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbillion/)
 * Last activity: [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-php-version-differs-from-wp-version/#post-16761465)
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