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Reputation: 47

Wordpress PHP 7 with htaccess

I have a website on a webserver that is using php 5.6 (joomla 1.5). I also want to set up another website based on wordpress. I managed to make it work, however some wordpress extensions require php 7. I decided to add AddHandler application/x-httpd-php74 .php in htaccess file placed in directory with wordpress. It seems to be working as phpinfo() in that dir shows the desired php version (7.4). Unfortunately wordpress stopped working. It throws such error: Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress.

However if I changed php version to 7.4 through cpanel it works flawlessly (however joomla website stops working). Is there any easy way to fix this?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1139

Answers (1)

Eduardo Estevez Nunez
Eduardo Estevez Nunez

Reputation: 183

Problem:

  • The Default PHP version has been changed to PHP 7.4. Now, WordPress works but Joomla doesn't.

Solution: You would need a MultiPHP configuration on CPanel.

1 - Keep the Joomla site with PHP 5.6

2 - Keep the WordPress site with PHP 7.4

Reference: https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/software/multiphp-manager-for-cpanel/

Regards. Ed.

Upvotes: 1

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