Upgrading PHP on my Site

You may have seen a warning on your site dashboard telling you that your site is behind on PHP and needs to be upgraded to PHP 8.3 or higher. If that's the case, just reach out to us, and we'll be happy to upgrade PHP on all of your sites!

A few things to note:

• If you've been with us for a little while, it's likely that the Operating System (OS) on your server needs to be upgraded before we can upgrade you all the way to PHP 8.4 (the current, as of September 2025, stable version). We can still upgrade you to PHP 8.2, which will continue to have security fixes and updates until the end of 2026. But there are some performance enhancements that were introduced in PHP 8.3+ and some of our clients have seen a direct boost in speed and stability from that upgrade. So it might be worth it to you to get the OS upgrade done sooner than later!
• If you do want us to perform that OS upgrade, we'll just need to schedule a time with you to do it. The whole upgrade process takes about 60 to 90 minutes, and during that time, your site will be up and down as the system reboots and upgrades. Total downtime of the site during that time is typically only between 10 and 15 minutes, but you'll want to make sure to not be working on the site for the fully 90 minutes. When you contact us about the upgrade, we'll coordinate a time with you, if it is necessary. Given that PHP 8.2 is stable until the end of 2026, there's no particular rush for now to get your Operating System upgraded, so if it's not a good time, we can always schedule it further down the road.
• Sometimes, upgrading from PHP 7+ to PHP 8+ causes things in your theme or plugins to break. Not to worry, we're happy to fix up any potential issues if we can. Our charge for doing so is just $50/site. We'll also let you know if that is necessary after we upgrade your version of PHP.