Title: Making WordPress Multisite work with PHP 7.x
Last modified: November 7, 2019

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# Making WordPress Multisite work with PHP 7.x

 *  [thinqlabs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thinqlabs/)
 * (@thinqlabs)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-multisite-work-with-php-7-x/)
 * hey WP experts. I unfortunately installed a wordpress multisite on our old server
   running php 5.4. Even tho we moved the installation to a new server with php 
   7.x now, the WP is still stuck on php5, does not detect the php7. What would 
   be the easiest way to get this running with php7. I do have an idea, but please
   correct me if I’m wrong:
 * I can install a fresh copy of multisite on the new server in the same domain 
   name. point the installation back to the old db, and copy all the files in the
   wp-content folder over to the new install. I hope it can be as simple as that
   but probably not lol.
 * Thank you all!
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/).
      Reason: moved to Networking WordPress forum

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 *  [Sebo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebot34/)
 * (@sebot34)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-multisite-work-with-php-7-x/#post-12108791)
 * Hey there,
 * if the domain is exactly the same it should work like you thought:
 * 1) copy all wp-contents to the fresh install
    2) point to the old db using wp-
   config
 * Best,
    Seb
 *  [JNashHawkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnashhawkins/)
 * (@jnashhawkins)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-multisite-work-with-php-7-x/#post-12108895)
 * The WordPress doesn’t choose the PHP version… your hosting configuration decides
   that!
 * Maybe your webhost can help you sort this problem out.
 *  Thread Starter [thinqlabs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thinqlabs/)
 * (@thinqlabs)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-multisite-work-with-php-7-x/#post-12109583)
 * We run our own servers, they are all running php7 because I set them up myself.
   Its common knowledge you’d have to reinstall wordpress if it was installed in
   php5 enviroment.

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 * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/)
 * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/)

 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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 * Last reply from: [thinqlabs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thinqlabs/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-multisite-work-with-php-7-x/#post-12109583)
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