{"id":213,"date":"2025-03-28T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T09:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/?p=213"},"modified":"2025-03-28T14:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:05:07","slug":"how-to-upgrade-php-version-on-plesk-linux-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/plesk\/how-to-upgrade-php-version-on-plesk-linux-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Upgrade PHP Version on Plesk (Linux Server)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Upgrading PHP version<\/strong> on a Linux-based Plesk server<\/strong> is a simple process. Follow these steps to ensure a smooth PHP upgrade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Connect to Your Server<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Log in to your Linux Plesk server<\/strong> via SSH<\/strong> as the root user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ssh root@your-server-ip<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Navigate to the Source Directory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switch to the \/usr\/local\/src<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cd \/usr\/local\/src
<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Install Atomic Repository (If Not Installed)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Plesk uses Atomicorp<\/strong> repositories for PHP updates. Run the following command to install it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wget -q -O – http:\/\/www.atomicorp.com\/installers\/atomic.sh | sh<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Upgrade PHP Version<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Run the following command to upgrade PHP:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

yum upgrade php<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd39 This will update PHP to the latest version available in the repository.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 5: Restart Plesk Services<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After upgrading PHP, restart Plesk services<\/strong> to apply the changes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/etc\/init.d\/psa stopall
\/etc\/init.d\/psa startall<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 6: Verify PHP Version<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To confirm that the upgrade was successful, check the installed PHP version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

php -v<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Example Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHP 8.2.10 (cli) (built: Oct 20 2024 12:34:56)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.2.10<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Check & Testing:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2714 Test your website functionality after the PHP upgrade.
\u2714 Update PHP extensions<\/strong> if needed.
\u2714 Modify php.ini<\/code> settings for optimal performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Upgrading PHP version on a Linux-based Plesk server is a simple process. Follow these steps to ensure a smooth PHP upgrade. Step 1: Connect to Your Server Log in to your Linux Plesk server via SSH as the root user. ssh root@your-server-ip Step 2: Navigate to the Source Directory Switch to the \/usr\/local\/src directory: cd […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[139,137,138,136],"class_list":["post-213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plesk","tag-change-php-version-in-plesk-panel","tag-how-to-update-php-on-plesk-server","tag-plesk-php-version-upgrade-command","tag-upgrade-php-version-in-plesk-linux"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215,"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213\/revisions\/215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.24x7serverguard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}