Seravo's Default PHP Version
Currently, Seravo uses PHP 8.2 by default on new sites. PHP 8.3 and PHP 8.4 are also available at Seravo for testing purposes.
Official Support for PHP Versions
The official support for the PHP versions listed below will end on the following dates. End of life means that the PHP version will not receive security updates or bug fixes. It is recommended to update the PHP version into the latest version which is officially supported. You can read more about updating the PHP version of your WordPress website here.
PHP 8.4 – 31st Dec 2028
PHP 8.3 – 31st Dec 2027
PHP 8.2 – 31st Dec 2026
PHP 8.1 – 31st Dec 2025
PHP 8.0 – 26th Nov 2023
PHP 7.4 – 28th Nov 2022
PHP 7.3 – 6th Dec 2021
PHP 7.2 – 30th Nov 2020
PHP 7.1 – 1st Dec 2019
PHP 7.0 – 10th Jan 2019
PHP 5.6 – 31st Dec 2018
Planned Dates for Removal of Outdated PHP Versions at Seravo
The PHP versions listed below will be removed from Seravo's hosting service on the following dates, and won't be available for our customers any longer. If your site is running an outdated PHP version that is being removed from our service, we will contact you regarding an upgrade. This will ensure that the upgrade is done in an orderly manner and that the site's availability is not compromised.
PHP 7.4 – 31st Dec 2025
PHP 8.0 – 31st Dec 2025
Removed PHP Versions at Seravo
The following outdated PHP versions are unavailable at Seravo's hosting service.
PHP 7.3 and PHP 7.2 – 31st Dec 2024
PHP 7.1 has never been available at Seravo.
PHP 7.0 – 1st July 2023
PHP 5.6 – 1st July 2023
How to Change PHP Version
The PHP version can be changed with wp-php-set-version 8.4 or by modifying the file in /data/wordpress/nginx/*.conf that contains the line:
set $mode php8.4;
Currently available options are: php8.4, php8.3, php8.2, php8.1, php8.0 and php7.4. Remember to reload the Nginx configuration afterwards with wp-restart-nginx.
The same instructions work both in our Vagrant box and on the live server. When you make the Nginx configuration part of your development repository, all your development, staging and production environments will use the same PHP back-end across the board.
PHP Modules and Extensions
You can obtain the list of modules by running php -m on the command line. An even more extended list of PHP features and settings enabled can be obtained with php -i. If you have requests about the new modules or features, you can contact our customer support or file an issue at https://github.com/Seravo/WordPress.
Seravo currently offers PHP 8.3 with the following modules and extensions:
$ php -m
[PHP Modules]
bcmath
calendar
Core
ctype
curl
date
dom
exif
FFI
fileinfo
filter
ftp
gd
gettext
gmp
hash
iconv
igbinary
imagick
imap
intl
json
ldap
libxml
mbstring
memcache
mongodb
mysqli
mysqlnd
openssl
pcntl
pcre
PDO
pdo_mysql
pdo_sqlite
Phar
posix
random
readline
redis
Reflection
session
shmop
SimpleXML
soap
sockets
sodium
SPL
sqlite3
ssh2
standard
sysvmsg
sysvsem
sysvshm
tideways
tidy
tokenizer
xdebug
xml
xmlreader
xmlwriter
xsl
Zend OPcache
zip
zlib
[Zend Modules]
Xdebug
Zend OPcache