Title: PHP 5.4 Support?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# PHP 5.4 Support?

 *  [packdaddy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/packdaddy/)
 * (@packdaddy)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-support/)
 * Hi all,
 * I am using the “Twenty Eleven” theme for WordPress and am hosted through Bluehost.
   I received this from Bluehost today:
 * “If you’re not certain of your sites compatibility with PHP 5.4, you can quickly
   and easily test it by changing your account to PHP 5.4 single using the outlined
   steps below. If, after changing your PHP version to 5.4 and your site looks normal
   and operates without any errors then your site is compatible. If you update to
   PHP 5.4 and you find your site showing errors or a blank white screen that is
   a good sign that something in your site is not compatible. Most commonly these
   are plug-ins or themes that need to be updated. Switch the PHP version back to
   5.2 and login to your admin panel and check for any available updates. If none
   are available you will need to check with the plug-ins/theme developer to see
   if they have compatibility with PHP 5.4.”
 * Following their instructions, when I change it to 5.4 and check my site, it is
   completely blank. I switch it back to 5.2 and it works fine.
 * Any ideas? Do I need to change themes?
 * Thanks in advance!

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-support/#post-4377683)
 * Twentyeleven should be fine – what plugins are you using?
 *  Thread Starter [packdaddy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/packdaddy/)
 * (@packdaddy)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-support/#post-4377687)
 * Thanks for the quick response!
 * Plugins I am using:
    Akismet Instapress UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-support/#post-4377692)
 * See the note here:
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/instapress/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/instapress/)
 * See if deactivating that plugin fixes the problem.
 *  Thread Starter [packdaddy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/packdaddy/)
 * (@packdaddy)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-support/#post-4377715)
 * Fixed it! Good call, thanks WPyogi!

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-support/#post-4377715)
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