PHP 7.4 (the software running on the servers) will be discontinued at the beginning of October 2022. This means that your website may stop working if your theme or plugins are not compatible.
It is imperative that you take action now, and contact your hosting service provider, to confirm if your website is compatible with PHP 8, or you will loose all content on your website, and you will have to pay for re-developing your website with a compatible theme and plugins.
Updating your site may cost as little as R450, and we urge you to contact us (if we are hosting your site) to run the realtime tests.
Contact us at 087 808 6706 now.
Why do I need to upgrade my PHP version?
All major content management systems recommend PHP 8.0 and above due to the performance and security benefits. Using an older version of PHP leaves your site vulnerable to malicious activities from hackers, as security updates for this version have reached end of life.
I don’t know how to interpret the compatibility report provided. What do I do know?
We recommend that you share the compatibility report with your web developer who will be able to interpret the report and make the necessary changes.
I haven’t experienced problems with the older version of WordPress that I am currently using. Do I still need to upgrade?
It is best practice to make use of the latest version of PHP so that your website is not vulnerable to malicious activities from hackers.