Title: Make WordPress Hosting – Page 17 – WordPress Hosting Best Practices

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/) [Javier Casares](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/)
04:05 _on_ 2023-10-11     
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# 󠀁[WordPress 6.3 PHP Compatibility](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/10/11/wordpress-6-3-php-compatibility/)󠁿

Looking for updated information?
Visit the [Hosting Handbook Server Environment](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/handbook/server-environment/)
page.

Some time ago, we commented on the [compatibility of WordPress with PHP 8](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/05/15/is-wordpress-compatible-with-php-8/).
Since the release of this version of PHPPHP PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is
a general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development. PHP code
is usually processed on a web server by a PHP interpreter. On a web server, the 
result of the interpreted and executed PHP code would form the whole or part of 
an HTTP response., and the major versions of WordPress that have appeared since 
then, have led to the creation of concepts unknown to the WordPress community, such
as “betaBeta Beta is the software development phase following alpha. A Beta phase
generally begins when the software is feature complete but likely to contain a number
of known or unknown bugs. Software in the beta phase will generally have many more
bugs in it than completed software, speed or performance issues, and may still cause
crashes or data loss. The focus of beta testing is reducing impacts to users, often
incorporating usability testing. compatible” or “compatible with exceptions”.

We’ve had WordPress 6.3 with us for a while now, and maybe it’s time to clarify 
a few things, which we’ll be keeping up with each major version of WordPress as 
it’s released.

## WordPress’ serverServer A server is a piece of computer hardware or software that provides functionality for other programs or devices. Typical servers are database servers, file servers, mail servers, print servers, web servers, game servers, and application servers. requirements

Even if there are more stable software versions, that doesn’t mean they are the 
ones WordPress recommends.

Note that WordPress 6.3 brings an important update: [Dropping support for PHP 5](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/05/dropping-support-for-php-5/).

This makes WordPress 6.3 requirements:

 * PHP: 7.0+
 * MySQLMySQL MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS).
   MySQL is free and open-source software under the terms of the GNU General Public
   License.: 5.0.15+
 * MariaDBMariaDB MariaDB is a fork of the MySQL relational database management 
   system (RDBMS), intended to remain free and open-source software under the GNU
   General Public License. MariaDB intended to maintain high compatibility with 
   MySQL, ensuring a drop-in replacement capability with library binary parity and
   exact matching with MySQL APIs and commands.: 5.5+

You can read more at [Server requirements](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/handbook/compatibility/#wordpress-php-mysql-mariadb-versions).

## WordPress’ compatibility “at the time”

WordPress 6.3 was released on August 8, 2023, and at that time we had the following
components available (stable or security-maintained versions only).

 * PHP: 8.0–8.2
 * MySQL: 5.7–8.1
 * MariaDB: 10.4–10.6 and 10.9–11.0

You can read more at [WordPress Compatibility](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/handbook/compatibility/#wordpress-php-mysql-mariadb-versions).

## WordPress and PHP

PHP is a programming language on which WordPress code is based. This language runs
on the server, and it is critical to keep it up to date, both for security and functionality.

WordPress supports many versions of PHP, some even obsolete ([PHP Compatibility and WordPress Versions](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/references/php-compatibility-and-wordpress-versions/)).

_WordPress 6.3 (coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. 
The Core Team builds WordPress.) is:_

 * **fully compatible** with PHP 7.0^(1), 7.1^(1), 7.2^(1), 7.3^(1), and 7.4^(1).
 * **compatible with exceptions** with PHP 8.0, and 8.1
 * **beta compatible** with PHP 8.2.

_^(1) SECURITY ALERT: These versions are not officially maintained by PHP, so they
are considered insecure and obsolete versions and should not be used in production.
Check with your hostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting
service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible
via the World Wide Web. provider about the security maintenance they can do._

### What “compatible with exceptions” mean?

**PHP 8.0**

 * _Named parameters. WordPress does not support named parameters._
   PHP 8.0 supports
   optionally calling functions and class methods by specifying the parameter name,
   instead of calling them on the order of parameters that they are declared.PHP,
   and many other programming languages, support positional parameters: The caller
   passes the parameters in the same order the function/method declares its parameters.
 * [_Filesystem WP\_Filesystem\_FTPext and WP\_Filesystem\_SSH2 when connect fails_](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48689)_._
   
   An investigation is underway as to why on some occasions the access to the files
   returns some type of error.

**PHP 8.1**

 * [_htmlentities() et al needs the default value of the flags parameter explicitly set_](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53465)_._
   
   According to [htmlentities()](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.htmlentities.php),
   the default for flags for PHP 8.1 was “changed from `ENT_COMPAT` to `ENT_QUOTES
   | ENT_SUBSTITUTE | ENT_HTML401`”. All use cases for this functionality in WordPress
   Core are being investigated.
 * [_Replace most strip\_tags() with wp\_strip\_tags()_](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57579)_._
   
   There are rare occasions when the strip_tags() function is passed a null value,
   which generates a warning that the string is deprecated.
 * [_unregister\_setting() for unknown setting_](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57674)_._
   
   As of PHP 8, attempting to unregister an undefined configuration results in PHP
   warnings: Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null.

### What “beta” mean?

**PHP 8.2**

 * _Deprecation notices_
   A deprecation notice is not an error, but rather an indicator
   of where additional work is needed for compatibility before PHP 9.0. With a deprecation
   notice, the PHP code will continue to work and nothing is broken.

## Hosting Team Recommendation

Taking all this into account, the **Hosting Team’s recommendations for WordPress
6.3** are as follows (which [may differ from the global ones](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)).

 * PHP: 8.1.x
 * MySQL: 8.0.x
 * MariaDB: 10.11.x

_IMPORTANT: These recommendations are intended, primarily, for new installations
by hosting providers._

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/) [Javier Casares](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/)
06:13 _on_ 2023-10-04     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team meeting agenda 2023-09-06](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/10/04/hosting-team-meeting-agenda-2023-09-06-2/)󠁿

The next meeting is scheduled with the following details:

## When

 * [Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20231004T0900)_(
   first meeting)_
 * [Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20231004T1800)_(
   second meeting)_

## Where

At [#hosting](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C3D6T7F8Q) channel on SlackSlack
Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

## Agenda

WordPress Community

 * WordPress 6.4

HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that 
allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World
Wide Web. Team Time

 * Make/Team Dashboards
 * Events / Contributor Days

Open Floor

 * Anything not in the agenda

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment to add to the meeting._

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20:52 _on_ 2023-09-21     
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# 󠀁[X-post: Community Summit 2023: Your Role in What’s Next](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/09/21/xpost-community-summit-2023-your-role-in-whats-next/)󠁿

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/) [Javier Casares](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/)
06:29 _on_ 2023-09-06     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team meeting agenda 2023-09-06](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/09/06/hosting-team-meeting-agenda-2023-09-06/)󠁿

The next meeting is scheduled with the following details:

## When

 * [Wednesday, Sep 6, 2023 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20230906T0900)_(
   first meeting)_
 * [Wednesday, Sep 6, 2023 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20230906T1800)_(
   second meeting)_

## Where

At [#hosting](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C3D6T7F8Q) channel on SlackSlack
Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

## Agenda

WordPress Community

 * WordPress new versions
 * An update to the Field Guide

HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that 
allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World
Wide Web. Team Time

 * Performant Translations
 * WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering
   everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress
   community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout
   the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/).
   US Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently
   held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are
   events where people get together to work on various areas of [https://make.wordpress.org/](https://make.wordpress.org/)
   There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus.
   [https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/](https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/)
   [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/)
 * Hosting projects
 * Upcoming Events / Contributor Days

Open Floor

 * Anything not in the agenda

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment to add to the meeting._

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# 󠀁[X-post: Community Summit Discussion Notes: PHP version support](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/09/03/xpost-community-summit-discussion-notes-php-version-support/)󠁿

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) [Amy Kamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/)
04:36 _on_ 2023-08-16     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team Meeting Agenda 8-16-2023](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/08/16/hosting-team-meeting-agenda-8-16-2023/)󠁿

**WordPress Software**

 * WordPress 6.3
 * Phase 3
 * GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress.
   The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making
   writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than
   shortcodes, custom HTML etc. [https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/)
 * WP 6.4

**Community**

 * WCUS
 * Contributor Days

**Open Floor**

Reminder: There won’t be any HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet
hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website 
accessible via the World Wide Web. Team meetings on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative
Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community
has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/)
next week, but there *will* be a Hosting Table at [WCUS Contributor Day](https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/contributor-day/)!!
Hope to see you there!

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04:55 _on_ 2023-08-02     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team meeting agenda 2023-08-02](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/08/02/hosting-team-meeting-agenda-2023-08-02/)󠁿

The next meeting is scheduled with the following details:

## When

 * [Wednesday, Aug 2, 2023 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20230802T0900)_(
   first meeting)_
 * [Wednesday, Aug 2, 2023 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20230802T1800)_(
   second meeting)_

## Where

At [#hosting](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C3D6T7F8Q) channel on SlackSlack
Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

## Agenda

**WordPress Community**

 * WordPress 6.3
 * WordPress 6.4
 * My ticket, my responsibility
 * Contributor Orientation Tool

**HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that
allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World
Wide Web. Team Time**

 * WordPress Hosting Survey
 * Dropping support for PHPPHP PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a general-purpose
   scripting language especially suited to web development. PHP code is usually 
   processed on a web server by a PHP interpreter. On a web server, the result of
   the interpreted and executed PHP code would form the whole or part of an HTTP
   response. 5
 * Updating the Hosting Handbook (for WP 6.3)
 * Upcoming Events / Contributor Days

**Open Floor**

 * Anything not in the agenda

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment to add to the meeting._

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[#weekly-hosting-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/weekly-hosting-chat/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/) [Javier Casares](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/)
05:44 _on_ 2023-07-26     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team meeting agenda 2023-07-26](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/07/26/hosting-team-meeting-agenda-2023-07-26/)󠁿

The next meeting is scheduled with the following details:

## When

 * [Wednesday, Jul 26, 2023 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20230726T0900)_(
   first meeting)_
 * [Wednesday, Jul 26, 2023 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20230726T1800)_(
   second meeting)_

## Where

At [#hosting](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C3D6T7F8Q) channel on SlackSlack
Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

## Agenda

**WordPress Community**

 * WordPress 6.3
 * WordPress 6.4
 * Plugins Team, new Team Reps

**HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that
allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World
Wide Web. Team Time**

 * WordPress Hosting Survey
 * Dropping support for PHPPHP PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a general-purpose
   scripting language especially suited to web development. PHP code is usually 
   processed on a web server by a PHP interpreter. On a web server, the result of
   the interpreted and executed PHP code would form the whole or part of an HTTP
   response. 5
 * I18N Performance Analysis
 * Advanced Administration Handbook
 * Upcoming Events / Contributor Days

**Open Floor**

 * Anything not in the agenda

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment to add to the meeting._

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00:51 _on_ 2023-07-26     
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# 󠀁[WordPress Hosting Survey](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/07/26/wordpress-hosting-survey/)󠁿

Last week in the Make WordPress [#hosting](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/)
SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/)
channel ([direct link to post here](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C3D6T7F8Q/p1689869372558829)),
Matt shared that he would “like to have recommended hosts on the main .org page 
and all the language subdomains that most align with our values and contribute the
most back.” 

As a first step, [he requested feedback on a WordPress hosting survey he shared here](https://mcm.survey.fm/2023-wordpress-hosting-survey).

Some years ago, the HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting
service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible
via the World Wide Web. team was involved in a similar effort and prepared a report
at that time, which [can be found here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uvb3LsOyTZ0D2mVw7yokfCxMb0lCkFWdSnXD1b-2HWU/edit?usp=sharing).

Those who regularly attend the weekly Hosting team meetings are already familiar
with the Hosting team’s recent “[Project Bedrock](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FhjFjY9I6gn6uqz4oBsHvYzxnrUg0RfAYuRhlLjdWec/edit),”
which was an updated version of the original report and proposed to create a democratized
directory of all hosts that meet a series of predefined requirements.

After reviewing the newer document, Matt challenged us to distill the most salient
questions given how many differences there are between the survey he shared and 
the questions in Bedrock.

Courtney Robertson from the Training team, building off the application, [drafted a rubric](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dImuG_wzrimUuJ3hPGZjzxHlL0QqQCpM4Ond5CcNT0A/edit?usp=sharing)
for scoring potential hosts for inclusion. 

A number of other ideas and notes have been posted by individuals as well, and those
of us on the team are thrilled to see a renewed interest in the project and page
as a whole. 

It has been proposed that this be a topic for discussion at the Community Summit
next month, as well as at the Hosting table during Contributor DayContributor Day
Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps 
but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together 
to work on various areas of [https://make.wordpress.org/](https://make.wordpress.org/)
There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus.
[https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/](https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/)
[https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/).

However, we encourage anyone interested in offering feedback or desiring to participate
in the discussion to please do so by leaving a comment on this post.

Whether you’re able to attend in person or not, we want to make sure your thoughts
and positions are represented as this discussion continues. 

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/) [Javier Casares](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/)
14:28 _on_ 2023-07-11     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team meeting agenda 2023-07-12](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/07/11/hosting-team-meeting-agenda-2023-07-12/)󠁿

The next meeting is scheduled with the following details:

## When

 * [Wednesday, Jul 12, 2023 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20230712T0900)_(
   first meeting)_
 * [Wednesday, Jul 12, 2023 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20230712T1800)_(
   second meeting)_

## Where

At [#hosting](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C3D6T7F8Q) channel on SlackSlack
Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

## Agenda

**WordPress Community**

 * WordPress 6.3 status
 * GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress.
   The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making
   writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than
   shortcodes, custom HTML etc. [https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/)
   phase 3

**HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that
allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World
Wide Web. Team Time**

 * Dropping support for PHPPHP PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a general-purpose
   scripting language especially suited to web development. PHP code is usually 
   processed on a web server by a PHP interpreter. On a web server, the result of
   the interpreted and executed PHP code would form the whole or part of an HTTP
   response. 5
 * Meeting Update proposal
 * Upcoming Hosting Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone
   days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any
   time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of [https://make.wordpress.org/](https://make.wordpress.org/)
   There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus.
   [https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/](https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/)
   [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/)

**Hosting Team Projects**

 * Advanced Administration Handbook
 * Host Test Runners
 * WordPress Hosting Directory

**Open Floor**

 * Anything not in the agenda

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment to add to the meeting._

[#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/agenda/), [#meetings](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/meetings/),
[#weekly-hosting-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/weekly-hosting-chat/)

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