A typical example is the loss of internet connection. To prevent these possible problems from ruining your site, back up your website before making any updates. It’s easy! Update plugins and themes As minor as the issue looks, it could lead to a catastrophic outcome in some cases. There are chances that your plugins and themes may not be compatible with the latest version of PHP. To prevent this from happening, you should update your WordPress plugins and themes to the latest versions.įor this, log in to your WordPress dashboard.

Now that you have the latest version of plugins and themes, you need to test them using the PHP Compatibility Checker plugin. Please check this guide to learn how to install WordPress plugins.Īfter activating the plugin, go to Tools > PHP Compatibility. You may choose to scan only active plugins/themes or scan everything. It scans and identifies any compatibility issues between PHP and your plugins/themes. If there is a problem, you may either let go of the plugin and search for an alternative one or contact the plugin developer to fix the compatibility issue.

Note: At the time of making this post, the plugin only scans up to PHP 7.3. If you need to check for compatibility with PHP 8 and above, we recommend testing the update on a staging environment before pushing it to your live site.

Please check this guide to learn how to create a staging environment for your WordPress site. How to Update the PHP Version of your Website Now that you’ve seen the benefits of updating to PHP’s latest version and have hopefully backed up your website, let’s show you how to update your PHP version. Update PHP version in Cpanel (or Any Other Control Panel) There are two ways to go about this: through your control panel (cPanel in this example), and by contacting your host provider. Log into the control panel of your hosting provider.

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