Title: PHP Update required
Last modified: September 2, 2019

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# PHP Update required

 *  [phantom0076](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phantom0076/)
 * (@phantom0076)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-update-required-2/)
 * Hi all
 *  New guy around here so be gentle 😀 I’ve installed my copy of WordPress but 
   I have an issue on my dashboard
 * WordPress has detected that your site is running on an insecure version of PHP.
 * But when I click on the link about updating I get Goodnews CloudLinux already
   took care of the issue. Sooo is this a problem or no?

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 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-update-required-2/#post-11888542)
 * The link that WordPress shows you can be changed by your host. Whatever version
   of PHP your host says is “already taken care of” is still a version that is no
   longer receiving security updates, or WordPress would not have shown you the 
   message in the first place.
    There are several versions of PHP that are End Of
   Life. The newer versions are faster, more secure, and have newer features that
   WordPress will soon be using (next minimum PHP version bump is scheduled for 
   Decemeber). WordPress uses the PHP version number to determine if core WordPress
   and plugins/themes are compatible with your server. You still need to run a newer
   version of PHP to keep up to date with all of the pieces of your site. If you
   can’t update PHP on your host, switch to a host that runs a better version of
   PHP (and lets you keep up to date).

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-update-required-2/#post-11888542)
 * Status: not resolved

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