PHP versions

Reqad runs several PHP versions side by side and lets you pick one per hosting account. Depending on your server template, PHP runs through PHP-FPM (nginx) or as Apache mod_php — Reqad wires it up for you.

Choose a PHP version per account

Open an account's Edit screen and pick the PHP version from the drop-down. The list shows every PHP version installed on the server. Save, and Reqad reconfigures that account to use the chosen version — no manual config editing.

Changing an account's PHP version in Reqad

Only installed versions appear in the drop-down. To offer more, install another version first (below).

Install a new PHP version

From PHP settings → PHP Modules, use Install PHP to add a new version. Reqad installs it from the Remi repository — the CLI, the FPM service and a sensible default set of extensions — and streams the live install output to your browser. When it finishes, the new version shows up in the per-account drop-down and in PHP settings.

Multiple versions live together (e.g. 7.4, 8.2, 8.3), each in its own packages.
Install or remove individual PHP modules per version from the same screen.

How it runs: nginx + PHP-FPM

On the nginx_php-fpm template, every account runs in its own isolated PHP-FPM pool, as its own Linux user, hardened with open_basedir and a restricted disable_functions set. Switching an account's PHP version moves its pool to the matching PHP-FPM service and reloads it; nginx proxies that account's requests to the pool's socket.

How it runs: Apache (mod_php & PHP-FPM)

On the apache_mod_php template, Reqad uses a hybrid approach so you still get per-account versions:

Accounts on the server's default PHP version run through Apache's mod_php.
Accounts switched to a different version get a dedicated PHP-FPM pool, and Reqad injects a SetHandler into that account's virtual host so Apache hands PHP to the pool.
Switching back to the default version removes the pool and the SetHandler; switching between two non-default versions simply moves the pool — no vhost change.

Either way it looks the same to you: choose a version per account, and Reqad sets up the correct handler behind the scenes.

PHP settings

Under PHP settings you can edit common php.ini values per version — memory limit, upload limits, expose_php, the recommended disable_functions set — plus OPcache and APCu tuning. A save to all versions option applies a change across every installed version at once.

Tip. Match each site to the PHP version it needs — keep a legacy app on an older version while new sites run the latest, all on one server. See Security for how Reqad hardens PHP by default.

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