Title: unsupported php version
Last modified: January 31, 2021

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# unsupported php version

 *  Resolved [rukunpuc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rukunpuc/)
 * (@rukunpuc)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-php-version/)
 * My site has php version 5.6.40 but it is showing the message:
 * Shield Security Plugin – Unsupported PHP Version: 5.6.40
    Sorry, your website
   runs an incredibly old version of PHP that Shield Security no longer supports,
   as of Shield v7.0 Your PHP no longer gets upgrades and it’s difficult to maintain
   code for. We recommend that you contact your website hosting provider on how 
   to upgrade to at least PHP v5.4
 * But my site’s php version is 5.6.40 which is greater than 5.4

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 *  Plugin Author [Paul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paultgoodchild/)
 * (@paultgoodchild)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-php-version/#post-13987480)
 * This is quite strange and I’m not sure why Shield would display this notice if
   your PHP version is sufficient.
 * It might be worth seeing what your options are for upgrading your PHP to version
   7.0. We’ve moved Shield to PHP7 since release 10.0 and we only offer in-depth
   support for our latest version. We’ve ensured that Shield cannot upgrade to a
   version your PHP doesn’t support, however, but if you want to run the latest 
   Shield version, please consider switching your site’s PHP version to 7.0+.
 * This article from WordPress.org may help get you started:
 * > [Get a faster, more secure website: update PHP today](https://wordpress.org/support/update-php/)

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 * Last reply from: [Paul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paultgoodchild/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-php-version/#post-13987480)
 * Status: resolved