This PHP update, scheduled to start March 1st 2019, has been postponed. We will update this site when a new date is chosen.
Windstream will begin the process of upgrading all existing and new customers using our default PHP version, from 7.1 to 7.2.
Windstream will also be ending support of PHP 5.6 but continue to support PHP 7.1 until March 2020 if PHP 7.1 is specified in the control panel.
If your website uses deprecated functionality from PHP 7.1 and it is not updated prior to March 1st, 2019, there may be issues with your website. You should ensure you are using the most current version of PHP prior to March 1st, 2019. The PHP Manager application has been updated to give you the ability to select PHP 7.2 in order to upgrade your account before this change occurs. For detailed information on deprecated functionality, refer to Backward Incompatible Changes or Deprecated Features for the appropriate PHP version here: http://php.net/manual/en/appendices.php.
You may preview your website using PHP 7.2 prior to the upgrade by visiting your preview URL with 'upcomingphp-' prepended. For example, if your domain name is abc.com, then your PHP 7.2 preview URL will be abc.com.upcomingphp-c25.sitepreviewer.com
To set your website to PHP 7.2, please follow these steps:
1. Access your control panel using the 'Log In' tab at the top of windstreamhosting.com. Please contact support if you need to recover your username and/or password.
2. Select Advanced Tools > PHP Manager.
3. Within PHP Manager, select the option 'PHP7-CGI (version 7.2)', and click Apply. This will set your account to PHP 7.2
If you have any questions, please contact Windstream Domain Services Support at 800.316.4581 or email us at hostmaster@windstream.net.