Title: Update php and wordpress
Last modified: October 29, 2019

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# Update php and wordpress

 *  [Toodo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toodo/)
 * (@toodo)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-php-and-wordpress/)
 * Hello
 * i have WordPress ver 3.1 and i dont know what my php verison is right now on 
   my webbhost.
    my question is what should i update first wordpress or php? i can
   update to php 7.1. what version of wordpress will work with php 7.1?

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 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-php-and-wordpress/#post-12077606)
 * *make a backup copy of your files AND database before doing any updates
    *if 
   you are using an old theme or plugins — they may not work perfectly with php 
   update to 7.1 – prepare for that to happen (I speak from personal experience)*
   if your webhosting vendor offers a staging site — please test your updates in
   a staging site before updating live website
 * link to PHP version needed for WordPress
    [https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/).
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/).
 *  Thread Starter [Toodo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toodo/)
 * (@toodo)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-php-and-wordpress/#post-12077798)
 * thanks for the tip
    but the big question is update wordpress or php first?
 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-php-and-wordpress/#post-12077817)
 * I have not recently updated from a version like 3.1 to 5.0+
    I would use a staging
   site (or local development environment) to test before updating in live site -
   Update PHP version -Prepare for older plugins + theme to have issues -Update 
   WordPress version
 *  Thread Starter [Toodo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toodo/)
 * (@toodo)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-php-and-wordpress/#post-12077868)
 * okey thanks i will look up a local “staging site” my webbhost dosent have it.
   
   i created a phpinfo script and i have 5.4.16 right now
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [Toodo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toodo/).
 *  [autotutorial](https://wordpress.org/support/users/autotutorial/)
 * (@autotutorial)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-php-and-wordpress/#post-12077875)
 * Before your backup file and mysql
    Then with PHP 5.2.4 3.1 => 3.1.2, 3.1.4, 3.2.1,
   3.3.1, 3.3.3, 3.4.2, 3.5.2, 3.6.1 stop 3.7. The final steep PHP 5.6.20 WordPress
   5.2. Info for backup , exendends upgrade and info from 3.7 to 5.2 **Upgrading
   Across Multiple Versions**
 * > [Upgrading WordPress – Extended Instructions](https://wordpress.org/support/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/)
 * 
    Ps. with all plugins disabled and default theme. Minimum PHP Version Required
   to run WordPress from 3.2 to 5.1 is PHP 5.2.4
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [autotutorial](https://wordpress.org/support/users/autotutorial/).

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 * Last reply from: [autotutorial](https://wordpress.org/support/users/autotutorial/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-php-and-wordpress/#post-12077875)
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