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# WordPress Says Your PHP Version Is Outdated? How to Update It Safely

WordPress shows this warning when your server runs a PHP version that no longer gets security updates. Back up the site, update WordPress, plugins and themes, test the newer PHP version on a staging copy, then switch it in your hosting panel and test your key pages and forms.

Also searched as: update PHP version WordPress · site is running an outdated version of PHP · PHP update required · WordPress Site Health PHP warning

- **Starting price:** From $100

- **Where:** Remote, anywhere in the U.S.

- **Quote:** Fixed price before work starts

## Try this first

- Take a full backup of files and the database
- Update WordPress, plugins and themes first
- Create a staging copy if your host offers one
- Switch the staging copy to the newer PHP version and test it
- Change the PHP version on the live site in your hosting panel
- Test forms, checkout and key pages, and keep the backup ready

Common causes

- A hosting account left on an old PHP default
- Old plugins or themes that break on newer PHP
- No staging site to test updates safely
- Nobody assigned to maintain the site

## When it’s more than a quick fix

If plugins are abandoned, the theme is custom or the site sells online, the update needs testing and fixes before it goes live.

### How we fix it remotely

We test the site on the newer PHP version, fix or replace incompatible plugins and code, update it with no downtime and keep it maintained.

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- [“There Has Been a Critical Error on This Website”: How to Fix WordPress Fast](https://wisconsintechshop.com/guides/wordpress-critical-error-fix/)

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## How a remote fix works

1. **Tell us what’s happening:** Two minutes with the form on this page. No account needed.
2. **Get a fixed price:** A personal reply within one business day, with the price agreed before any work starts.
3. **We fix it remotely:** You approve access, follow progress and pay in your private client portal.

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## Questions

### Is it risky to stay on an old PHP version?

Old versions stop getting security fixes, and hosts eventually force upgrades, which can break a site at a bad time.

### Will updating PHP make my site faster?

Often, yes. Newer PHP versions are generally faster.

### Can you fix this remotely?

We test the site on the newer PHP version, fix or replace incompatible plugins and code, update it with no downtime and keep it maintained.

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