Title: Php block?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Php block?

 *  Resolved [brigittarae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brigittarae/)
 * (@brigittarae)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-block/)
 * > Your server is running PHP version 4.4.9 but WordPress 3.2 requires at least
   > 5.2.4.
 * I’m not sure what to do about this? I was running it fine before but now that
   I switched domains I can’t get it to work anymore! And I can’t get into my account
   to change it back to the old domain. Does anyone know what I might have done 
   wrong?

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 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-block/#post-2169024)
 * You didn’t do anything wrong. WordPress 3.2 requires a higher version of PHP 
   than what your server has installed. You need to contact your host directly to
   find out if they can upgrade your account. See here for a sample email to send:
 * > [Are You Ready for WordPress 3.2?](https://wordpress.org/news/2011/07/are-you-ready-for-wordpress-3-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [brigittarae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brigittarae/)
 * (@brigittarae)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-block/#post-2169025)
 * Thank you so much! They’re telling me it’ll take a month for my platform to be
   updated, is there anyway to down grade my wordpress version?
 *  [dougrobb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dougrobb/)
 * (@dougrobb)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-block/#post-2169028)
 * I have the same problem – most of us won’t check version first and will run into
   this problem. I want to roll back by reinstalling the old version whcih I have
   done BUT I am getting the same message again now even with the old version in
   place so I’ll be poking through the php to see where they set this. I may need
   to track down a file saved somewhere to get back to the old version. Very frustrating.
 *  [Knut Sparhell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knutsp/)
 * (@knutsp)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-block/#post-2169030)
 * To downgrade a failed installation you may follow the [manual upgrade procedure](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress#Manual_Update),
   using [WordPress 3.1.4](http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.1.4.zip)
 *  [dougrobb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dougrobb/)
 * (@dougrobb)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-block/#post-2169044)
 * Thanks I deleted wp-admin and wp-include folder from the server and copied then
   copied the previous release to the server and that is working now. The nifty ‘
   wordpress 3.2 is available please upgrade now message’ is going to catch quite
   a few people like me who should know better but upgraded before checking the 
   requirments!
 *  [sean@cdtek.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seancdtekcom/)
 * (@seancdtekcom)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-block/#post-2169361)
 * Hello,
 * I received the same error “Your server is running PHP version 4.4.9 but WordPress
   3.2 requires at least 5.2.4”
 * My server is running PHP 5.2.4.
 * I have been using WP_Query on my website outside of WP and everything worked 
   fine until I upgraded to 3.2 today:
 * <?php
    $recent_posts = new WP_Query(); $recent_posts->query(‘showposts=7’); ?
   > <?php while ($recent_posts->have_posts()) : $recent_posts->the_post(); ?> <
   ul class=”blog”> <li class=”PadLeft5 PadBot5″> ” title=”Follow to SEO Blog Post”
   target=”_blank” class=”font10ptNormalBlack” rel=”bookmark”><?php the_title();?
   >
 * <?php endwhile; ?>
 * Any thoughts?
 * Best Regards
    Sean

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 6 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [sean@cdtek.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seancdtekcom/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-block/#post-2169361)
 * Status: resolved

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