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I have read a lot that PHP 7 out performs the previous versions of PHP. I am thinking of moving all my websites to PHP 7 so that my sites enjoy a better loading speeds. Please tell me any hosting providers that let me switch my servers to PHP 7

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Short practical answer: most hosts let you run PHP 7 if they expose per-account controls or you control the server. Shared hosts that use cPanel, CloudLinux or Plesk usually offer a per-site PHP switch in the panel; if you run a VPS or container you can install whatever PHP packages you need (or use Docker). This follows ’s advice to ask the host, and ’s point that VPS makes it straightforward — cloud providers and managed platforms make this even easier to manage. (docs.cpanel.net)

How to check quickly: log into your control panel and look for “MultiPHP Manager” (cPanel), “PHP Selector” (CloudLinux), or Domains → example.com → PHP Settings (Plesk). If you don’t see a UI the feature may be disabled by the host (WHM/Feature Manager can turn it off) — open a support ticket and ask them which PHP versions and handlers they offer. (docs.cpanel.net)

Before switching in production: clone the site to staging, enable the target PHP version there and confirm behavior. Use a tiny phpinfo page to confirm the active version and loaded extensions:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Run PHP’s migration notes and fix incompatibilities (PHP 7 introduced breaking changes vs PHP 5.x). Also check required extensions (PDO, mbstring, intl, etc.) and error logs after the switch. (php.net)

Caution: all PHP 7.x branches are now end-of-life, so prefer a still-supported release (PHP 8.x) where possible or pick a host offering LTS for older branches. If your current shared host can’t switch, move to a managed host or VPS/container so you control PHP versions and updates. (php.watch)

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You will need to contact candidate host sites directly to see if they support it, or if you can install it. Many today will use either virtual machines for their hosted customers, or containers such as Docker in order to give you a safe environment that will not be interfered with by other users and vice versa. If so, then you should be able to to install PHP 7.x in your hosted environment, or they can.

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My experience is that many providers don't support it right now, but it's very easy to set up yourself in a VPS enviroment.

I imagine once 7.0 is accepted into the official linux packages it will start to become more widely avaliable, but I'm unsure if there's a date target for this.

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Although there are many hosting providers which are providing php 7 hosting. I will recommend you to choose Cloud servers such as Digital Ocean and Vultr. If you are not a much technical person then it would be a better option to go for managed hosting platform such as Cloudways. Cloudway is providing php 7 hosting as well. You may deploy php 7 on new server as well.

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Hi I suggest you spicyhost.in because they have high hardware configuration with quick customer support also..and using updated technology..so just once you check with them.

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Many of hosting providers providing PHP7 services, but you check who are providing completely managed servers,for that you will get excellent customer supports and risk free also.

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Which good game hosting company with FTP and Control Panel you know, I knoware good.

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