What versions of PHP does cPanel support?

Question

What versions of PHP does cPanel support?

Answer

cPanel provides the most recent stable version of PHP. Through EasyApache 4, the following PHP versions are available.

PHP versions and their current level of support:

• php5.4 - End of Life (3 Sep 2015)
• php5.5 - End of Life (21 Jul 2016)
• php5.6 - End of Life (31 Dec 2018)
• php7.0 - End of Life (10 Jan 2019)
• php7.1 - End of Life (1 Dec 2019)
• php7.2 - End of Life (30 Nov 2020)
• php7.3 - End of Life (28 Nov 2021)
• php7.4 - Security fixes only
• php8.0 - Active support
• php8.1 - Active support

To review the support schedule for PHP, you can do so by visiting these links:

PHP.net Supported Versions

PHP.net End-of-Life

Legacy PHP versions are available when using CloudLinux:

• php4.4 - End of Life (7 Aug 2008)
• php5.1 - End of Life (24 Aug 2006)
• php5.2 - End of Life (6 Jan 2011)
• php5.3 - End of Life (14 Aug 2014)

For more information regarding Legacy PHP, please visit this page:

How do I install legacy versions of PHP?