DirectAdmin allows the use of multiple PHP versions on the same server, supporting website software with different PHP requirements. This tutorial will guide you through setting up multiple PHP versions using CustomBuild 2.0, which supports PHP 5.3 and higher. Preliminary Requirements DirectAdmin on CentOS 6 or CentOS 7 Steps to Set Up Multiple PHP Versions Connect to Your Server via SSH Install Required Services yum install wget gcc gcc-c++ flex bison make bind bind-libs bind-utils openssl openssl-devel perl quota libaio \ libcom_err-devel libcurl-devel gd zlib-devel zip unzip libcap-devel cronie bzip2 cyrus-sasl-devel perl-ExtUtils-Embed \ autoconf automake libtool which patch mailx bzip2-devel lsof db4-devel psmisc net-tools systemd-devel libdb-devel perl-DBI xfsprogs rsyslog logrotate crontabs if(window.hljsLoader && !document.currentScript.parentNode.hasAttribute('data-s9e-livepreview-onupdate')) { window.hljsLoader.highlightBlocks(document.currentScript.parentNode); } Update CustomBuild Version Navigate to the DirectAdmin folder: cd /usr/local/directadmin Move the existing CustomBuild file: mv custombuild custombuild_1.x Download and install CustomBuild 2.0: wget -O custombuild.tar.gz http://files.directadmin.com/services/custombuild/2.0/custombuild.tar.gz tar xvzf custombuild.tar.gz cd custombuild ./build Configure CustomBuild for Multiple PHP Versions While in the CustomBuild folder, set the required options: ./build set php1_mode php-fpm ./build set php2_mode php-fpm ./build set php1_release 7.0 ./build set php2_release 5.6 If using Nginx and Apache as a reverse proxy, php-fpm mode is necessary. Verify the Configuration Open and edit the options.conf file: vi options.conf Ensure the following lines are present: php1_release=7.0 php1_mode=php-fpm php2_release=5.6 php2_mode=php-fpm Recompile PHP This process may take some time: ./build php n Update the Configuration ./build rewrite_confs Change PHP Versions for Domains By default, all websites will use the php1_release version. To change the PHP version for a specific domain: Log in to your DirectAdmin control panel. Navigate to "User Level". Select the domain. Click on "Domain Setup". At the bottom, select the desired PHP version. This guide ensures that you can run different PHP versions on your DirectAdmin server, providing flexibility for various website requirements.

[DirectAdmin] Setting up multiple PHP versions in DirectAdmin

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DirectAdmin allows the use of multiple PHP versions on the same server, supporting website software with different PHP requirements. This tutorial will guide you through setting up multiple PHP versions using CustomBuild 2.0, which supports PHP 5.3 and higher.

Preliminary Requirements

DirectAdmin on CentOS 6 or CentOS 7

Steps to Set Up Multiple PHP Versions

Connect to Your Server via SSH
Install Required Services

yum install wget gcc gcc-c++ flex bison make bind bind-libs bind-utils openssl openssl-devel perl quota libaio \
   libcom_err-devel libcurl-devel gd zlib-devel zip unzip libcap-devel cronie bzip2 cyrus-sasl-devel perl-ExtUtils-Embed \
   autoconf automake libtool which patch mailx bzip2-devel lsof db4-devel psmisc net-tools systemd-devel libdb-devel perl-DBI xfsprogs rsyslog logrotate crontabs

Update CustomBuild Version
- Navigate to the DirectAdmin folder:

cd /usr/local/directadmin

Move the existing CustomBuild file:

mv custombuild custombuild_1.x

Download and install CustomBuild 2.0:

wget -O custombuild.tar.gz http://files.directadmin.com/services/custombuild/2.0/custombuild.tar.gz

tar xvzf custombuild.tar.gz

cd custombuild

./build

Configure CustomBuild for Multiple PHP Versions
- While in the CustomBuild folder, set the required options:

./build set php1_mode php-fpm
./build set php2_mode php-fpm
./build set php1_release 7.0
./build set php2_release 5.6

If using Nginx and Apache as a reverse proxy, php-fpm mode is necessary.
Verify the Configuration
Open and edit the options.conf file:

vi options.conf

Ensure the following lines are present:

php1_release=7.0
php1_mode=php-fpm
php2_release=5.6
php2_mode=php-fpm

Recompile PHP
- This process may take some time:

./build php n

Update the Configuration

./build rewrite_confs

Change PHP Versions for Domains
- By default, all websites will use the php1_release version. To change the PHP version for a specific domain:
  1. Log in to your DirectAdmin control panel.
  2. Navigate to "User Level".
  3. Select the domain.
  4. Click on "Domain Setup".
  5. At the bottom, select the desired PHP version.

This guide ensures that you can run different PHP versions on your DirectAdmin server, providing flexibility for various website requirements.