Title: PHP versions
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# PHP versions

 *  [pamlicoink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pamlicoink/)
 * (@pamlicoink)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-versions-1/)
 * Get the following error message at times: **“The activated plugin wp-Typography
   requires PHP 5.0.0 or later. Your server is running PHP 4.3.11. Please deactivate
   this plugin, or upgrade your server’s installation of PHP”**_ I host my own WordPress
   site at [http://www.pamlicoink.com](http://www.pamlicoink.com) and get this message
   on occasion when trying some of the plugins. Can anyone tell me how to upgrade
   to 5.0, which I believe my GoDaddy hosting service offers. Or, is this even what’s
   needed and if so, how do I get my site to recognize the new 5.0 rather than older
   versions???? Thanks in advance from a relative novice._

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-versions-1/#post-1148487)
 * yes you can use php5 at godaddy
    [http://help.godaddy.com/article/1082](http://help.godaddy.com/article/1082)
 *  Thread Starter [pamlicoink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pamlicoink/)
 * (@pamlicoink)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-versions-1/#post-1148500)
 * I know. I’ve set that up. Guess I wasn’t clear. When I set up the site, I was
   using a 4.0 version (which I am assuming refers to the SQL setting or database
   thing on GoDaddy. My question is how do I tell my site to use 5. version of the
   SQL???? Hope that makes sense.
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-versions-1/#post-1148507)
 * > requires PHP 5.0.0 or later. Your server is running PHP 4.3.11.
 * you were the one that mentioned php :>)
 * if you want to use version 5 mysql
    set up a mysql database using ver. 5 import
   current db into it and point wp-config.php to new ver.5 db
 *  Thread Starter [pamlicoink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pamlicoink/)
 * (@pamlicoink)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-versions-1/#post-1148548)
 * Are they not the same? If not, please go back to my discussion or mention of 
   php and help me understand what I need to do to fix the plugin issue . . .
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-versions-1/#post-1148582)
 * no they are not the same php version 5 is required by several themes and plugins
 * here – do this – add this line to the very top of your `.htaccess` file
 *     ```
       AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php
       AddHandler x-httpd-php .php4
       ```
   
 * this will put php 5 on your site and the error should go away
 * be aware sometimes after you update the .htaccess, it takes godaddy an hour or
   so to make the change live so be patient
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-versions-1/#post-1148585)
 * It’s actually simpler than that on GoDaddy.
 * 1. Login.
    2. Go to Hosting->My Hosting Account. 3. Click Manage Account. 4. 
   Content->Add On Languages 5. Set the PHP version to 5, click Continue. 6. Click
   Update.
 * No .htaccess changes needed, it’ll default to PHP 5 now. May take an hour or 
   two to take effect.

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 * [php5](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php5/)

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 * Last reply from: [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-versions-1/#post-1148585)
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