Title: PHP update
Last modified: December 28, 2022

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# PHP update

 *  Resolved [coh2o](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coh2o/)
 * (@coh2o)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-update-18/)
 * Hi everyone,
    as the title suggests, I need some info on updating PHP.
 * In cPanel I get the following warning:
    “An outdated PHP version has been detected.
   The PHP version used by this site has passed EOL and is no longer supported by
   the PHP team. Using outdated PHP versions poses a security risk to your site.
   Update your PHP version to ensure the security of your site.”
 * The characteristics of my installation are as follows:
    – WP version 6.1.1 – 
   PHP version 7.4.33 – Ocean WP as a theme
 * I wanted to know if by upgrading PHP to version 8.1 I would encounter problems
   with the site malfunctioning.
 * Thank you all
 * David

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 *  [Rajin Sharwar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajinsharwar/)
 * (@rajinsharwar)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-update-18/#post-16324750)
 * Hi, WordPress is compatible with PHP 8. So, if your themes and plugins support
   PHP 8 as well, you won’t be having any issues with your site. The message is 
   showing because PHP 7.4 is no longer supported.
 *  Thread Starter [coh2o](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coh2o/)
 * (@coh2o)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-update-18/#post-16324777)
 * ok thanks a lot for the info.
 *  [Rajin Sharwar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajinsharwar/)
 * (@rajinsharwar)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-update-18/#post-16324808)
 * Sure, you can mark it as resolved for now.

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Rajin Sharwar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajinsharwar/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-update-18/#post-16324808)
 * Status: resolved

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