# PHP version for phpMyAdmin

**URL:** <https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/php-version-for-phpmyadmin/22430>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Created:** [November 5, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/php-version-for-phpmyadmin/22430 "2026-11-05T22:33:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cieptak](https://forum.hestiacp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@Cieptak](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/Cieptak)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/php-version-for-phpmyadmin/22430/1 "2026-11-05T22:33:50Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m currently running the latest version of HestiaCP, but I noticed that **phpMyAdmin is running on PHP 8.0**.

I understand that HestiaCP treats phpMyAdmin as a global system application separate from domain-specific PHP versions, but I couldn’t find an option in the Web UI to change or update the PHP version used by phpMyAdmin.

Could someone please provide step-by-step instructions on how to properly change the PHP version for phpMyAdmin (e.g., to PHP 8.4)?

Here are my server details:

- **HestiaCP Version:** Latest

- **OS:** Debian 12

- **Web Server:** Nginx + Apache2

Thanks in advance for your help!

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**Author:** ![sahsanu](https://forum.hestiacp.com/user_avatar/forum.hestiacp.com/sahsanu/32/9318_2.png) [@sahsanu](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/sahsanu)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/php-version-for-phpmyadmin/22430/2 "2026-11-05T23:22:06Z")

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Hi,

> [@Cieptak](#):
>
> Could someone please provide step-by-step instructions on how to properly change the PHP version for phpMyAdmin (e.g., to PHP 8.4)?

phpMyAdmin uses the default configured php version, if you want to change it to 8.4:

```auto
v-change-sys-php 8.4
systemctl restart nginx apache2

```

Keep in mind that all your websites using `default` as Backend Template (PHP-FPM) will have their php version changed.