# Hosting provider wont upgrade beyond PHP 7.0

**URL:** <https://forum.getkirby.com/t/hosting-provider-wont-upgrade-beyond-php-7-0/12951>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** v3\
**Created:** [February 18, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/hosting-provider-wont-upgrade-beyond-php-7-0/12951 "2019-02-18T20:40:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![jonl521](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jonl521](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/jonl521)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/hosting-provider-wont-upgrade-beyond-php-7-0/12951/1 "2019-02-18T20:40:15Z")

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Is there anyway that I can use Kirby without 7.1 PHP?

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**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/hosting-provider-wont-upgrade-beyond-php-7-0/12951/2 "2019-02-18T20:42:14Z")

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Kirby 3 definitely requires PHP 7.1.0+, so no.

Kirby 2 can be used with PHP 5.6+.

I’d recommend changing the hosting provider. PHP 7.0 has reached end of life: [http://php.net/supported-versions.php](http://php.net/supported-versions.php). A hosting provider that uses unsupported PHP versions is definitely not worth the money.

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**Author:** ![jimbobrjames](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/jimbobrjames/32/5802_2.png) [@jimbobrjames](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/jimbobrjames)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/hosting-provider-wont-upgrade-beyond-php-7-0/12951/3 "2019-02-18T20:42:43Z")

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Yes - move hosts. The fact they won’t upgrade rings alarm bells.

Search the forum - somewhere theres a list on here of community recommended hosts. For whats its worth, I like Krystal Hosting and Fortrabbit, but i’m in the UK.

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**Author:** ![bastianallgeier](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/bastianallgeier/32/7569_2.png) [@bastianallgeier](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/bastianallgeier)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/hosting-provider-wont-upgrade-beyond-php-7-0/12951/4 "2019-02-19T09:25:19Z")

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As already mentioned, this is a big no-go! You can compare it to a car repair shop that does not want to renew the brakes of your car, even if necessary.

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**Author:** ![carstengrimm](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/carstengrimm/32/188_2.png) [@carstengrimm](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/carstengrimm)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/hosting-provider-wont-upgrade-beyond-php-7-0/12951/5 "2019-02-19T15:11:19Z")

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they are happily renewing them, even if it’s **not** necessary 😉

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**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/hosting-provider-wont-upgrade-beyond-php-7-0/12951/6 "2019-02-19T15:31:54Z")

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> [@carstengrimm](#):
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> they are happily renewing them, even if it’s **not** necessary

Change your garage, not your hosting.