I took some time to sort it out and describe my recent successful upgrade experience of Godaddy Deluxe Plan 150G Linux host PHP version. I hope it will be helpful to friends who encounter PHP version upgrade.
This is my first time using Godaddy hosting. Like many friends who have used Godaddy hosting for the first time, I have encountered a lot of twists and turns. I have to wait 2 days to apply for the hosting, and 2 days to wait for the host SSL to take effect. I thought I could launch the website, but the result After the program is uploaded, it cannot be run. Or it is a blank page, completely blank, and no error is reported. Or a prompt similar to this appears: "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OperaTOR in .source/ganjiwu/source_index.php on line 43". I asked many friends who use Godaddy hosting and read many posts. They all said that it was a permission issue. As long as the root directory is given "read and write permissions", the problem can be solved.
Then, I looked for information about the "read and write permissions" settings of the Godaddy Linux root directory. I set the host, but the program still couldn't run. I asked a friend to help me set the read and write permissions, but it still didn't work. In order to eliminate permission issues, I placed the program separately in a folder named "123" in the root directory, but the program also failed to run.
I had no choice but to contact the program provider. He helped me use a PHP probe to detect the actual version of PHP, which was PHP Version 4.4.9. However, my program required PHP 5.0 or above, so the problem of upgrading the PHP version was It can be solved. I was ecstatic to go to the backend to upgrade the PHP version, but I found that the backend showed that it was already version 5.X, which made me completely depressed.
In the end, I had no choice but to write to Godaddy customer service. The next morning, they received a reply:
Dear Sir/Ma'am,
Thank you for your reply. One more question: Would you please kindly tell me how to upgrade my account to PHP5. I have a troulbe here, it is shown on my host that the grade is: php5.0, but actully it is tested at php4.4.9 by this software:"
http://www.ganjiwu.com/123/p.php ”.
It would highly appReciated if you can help me on this point. Thank you in advance!
It probably means that mine is already version 5.0, and I'm confused. Maybe it's because I didn't express my meaning clearly in the letter, and he didn't understand it clearly. I specifically asked a friend from my English class at university to write down the general meaning in Chinese, and then she helped translate it.
The translation is as follows:
I don't know how to upgrade the PHP version to above 5.0, please help. My program requires PHP 5.0 or higher version support, but the background shows PHP 5.x, and I actually tested it to be PHP 4.4.9. "http://www.ganjiwu.com/123/p.php" was tested using this. So now the program has been unable to run.
The next day, a customer service customer named Tyler P responded.
Dear bin ou,
Thank you for contacting Online Support.
We have fixed the issue and your ganjiwu.com/123/p.php now shows version 5.2.14.
Please let us know if we can further assist you.
Sincerely,
Tyler P.
Online Support Representative
What it means: Thank you for contacting online support. We have implemented the problem and your ganjiwu.com/123/p.php 5.2.14 is now the displayed version. Please let us know if we can assist you further.
Open the website, the problem is really solved and the program runs normally.
Then I moved the entire program in the "123" folder to the root directory, and the same problem occurred again. The PHP version measured with the PHP probe is only PHP Version 4.4.9, and the program cannot be opened. There was no other way, so I explained the situation.
I replied to the letter with the following content:
Thank you for your reply. When I moved the program in the 123 test folder to the root directory of the "www.ganjiwu.com" host, the program could not run again. The actual PHP version tested with "http://www.ganjiwu.com/p.php" has become PHP Version 4.4.9. My program needs support from php5.0 or above. I hope you can help me. upgrade. Thanks again! Happy working!
Translated into English:
Dear Tyler P.
Thanks for your kindly reply.
I move the program in 123 test file into the www.ganjiwu.com
my host catalog,
but the program still not operate.
And I use “http://www.ganjiwu.com/p.php” to test and find that
The actual PHP edition turn into PHP Version 4.4.9.
Our program needs the support of overｐｈｐ５.0 edition.
Sincerely hope that you can help me to upgrade my PHP to over 5.0.
Thanks in advance for your kindly help.
Waiting for your early reply. Thanks again.
Best wishes
Yours sincerely
The next day, in the morning, I received a reply again, and my website was accessible normally.
The reply is as follows:
Dear Bin Ou,
Thank you for your reply.
At this time the php info file at ganjiwu.com/p.php is showing 5.2.14
running on the account at this time.
If you are still seeing something different please reply back to
this email with further steps we can use to replicate the issue.
Please let us know if we can assist you in any other way.
Best Regards,
Thad P.
Online Support Representative
Approximate meaning:
Thanks for your reply. Now, the php file on this host account shows that ganjiwu.com/p.php 5.2.14 is running. If you still notice something is wrong
place, please reply to this email and we will take further action.
Please let us know if we can assist you in any other way.
You have helped me upgrade php to version 5.2.14.
The problem is finally solved!
I write this experience down, hoping it will be helpful to people who encounter the same problem and need to upgrade their PHP version.
Godaddy’s customer service is really good! ! Any questions will definitely be answered within 24 hours.
Thanks laopowu for your contribution