will AlmaLinux 9 support multi php

BookMarc

• September 12, 2025 18:02

Hello,

Will AlmaLinux 9 support multi php (I need php v5.x for some legacy codes). If not there what is the best alternative.

Thank you all for help and advice in advance.

Best!

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • September 15, 2025 11:56

  Hey there!  MultiPHP with older PHP versions is a feature of the CloudLinux operating system, so you'd need to be running that OS in order to get the older versions.  This would not be available if you are running AlamaLinux 9.

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  BookMarc

  • September 15, 2025 14:17

  Hey CpRex,
  
  I really need php 5.x else my website will be gone. And thou I can pay $18 but now the small small many monthly pay is starting to pinch.

  what else can i do? any other OS where I can use miltiphp (for php 8.x, 7.x and 5.x) 

  Thanks

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • September 16, 2025 11:05

  PHP 5 hasn't received security support since 2018.  CloudLinux offers hardened versions of these older pieces of software to help make them more secure, in addition to CageFS, which limits the resource usage of each domain running on the server.

  While you could manually run PHP 5 outside of cPanel, we don't allow it for security reasons unless you are using CloudLinux.

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  BookMarc

  • September 16, 2025 13:36

  Hi again, thank you for your clarification.
  
  I wanted to know what would be best in your opinion.
  
  I need to setup a server which need both php 8.x (for wordpress sites) and 5.6.x (for legacy php sites).
  
  I will ditch alma or any other OS altogether. As you mentioned.
  
   So in effect I am going with --> CloudLinux + cPanel (+ litespeed if server cant handle the load) 
  
  does that sound ok to you? considering PHP requirements
  
  Thank you for guiding me once again. :) 
  
  

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • September 16, 2025 13:36

  That's exactly what I would do - CloudLinux + cPanel

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