WoWHost UK » PHP5 scripts http://www.wowhost.co.uk 01603 490102 Mon-Fri 9am to 9pm Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:24:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 I need to run PHP5 scripts with a .php file extension. How do I do this? http://www.wowhost.co.uk/i-need-to-run-php5-scripts-with-a-php-file-extension-how-do-i-do-this.html http://www.wowhost.co.uk/i-need-to-run-php5-scripts-with-a-php-file-extension-how-do-i-do-this.html#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:15:45 +0000 admin http://www.wowhost.co.uk/?p=192 You need to specify the following in a .htaccess file:-

SetEnv DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION 5

This means that any php file ending in .php will be executed as PHP5 rather that PHP4.

This can be set up via Control Panel > Switch PHP Version.

If this file doesn’t exist, you can create it using a normal text editor. It should be created on a per-site basis and uploaded into the folder containing your script (or simply into the public_html folder if you want it to affect site-wide).

Some PHP 4 scripts require short_open_tag to be enabled, this is off by default in php 5.

To enable this in php 5 add the following to your php5.ini file:-

short_open_tag = 1

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