# Upgrade php

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/upgrade-php/28528>\
**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [April 17, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/upgrade-php/28528 "2020-04-17T02:36:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon55559297](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon55559297/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@anon55559297](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon55559297)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/upgrade-php/28528/1 "2020-04-17T02:36:40Z")

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Hello,

I have change the PHP version in Cpanel to 7.3. However, wordpress is still showing outdated php version. How to fix the error?

Here is the message when I ran tools site health:  
our site is running an outdated version of PHP (5.6.40), which requires an update Security  
PHP is the programming language used to build and maintain WordPress. Newer versions of PHP are faster and more secure, so staying up to date will help your site’s overall performance and security. The minimum recommended version of PHP is 7.3.

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**Author:** ![Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/admin/32/36437_2.png) [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/upgrade-php/28528/2 "2020-04-18T12:34:58Z")

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Which website are you referring to exactly?

(and next time, can you please fill in the topic template so we can skip these questions and start helping you right away)

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**Author:** ![anon55559297](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon55559297/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@anon55559297](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon55559297)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/upgrade-php/28528/3 "2020-04-18T12:52:23Z")

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[EngUnlimited.com](http://EngUnlimited.com) I could not install some plugins from WordPress and was told I have outdated php.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![UnknownLolz](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/unknownlolz/32/14581_2.png) [@UnknownLolz](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/UnknownLolz)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/upgrade-php/28528/4 "2020-04-24T04:43:24Z")

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Hello there,

To change the PHP version of your site you can follow the steps below:

1. Login to the [InfinityFree Dashboard](http://app.infinityfree.net/login)

2. Choose the site that you want to configure

3. Go to vPanel (Control Panel)

4. Go enter the “Select PHP Version” option

5. Finally choose the PHP version you would like to use (e.g 7.3 and 5.6).

 ![Screenshot_20200424_124213](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/2X/b/bb8355afbfaa39b2cf730d6a607d0476bab92b13.png)

Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/upgrade-php/28528/5 "2020-05-24T04:43:25Z")

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