How to find your PHP version: 6 easy ways

1. Check online with PHP Checker

The fastest way: enter your domain on the home page. PHP Checker shows public hints and rates the patch level.

2. Look in your hosting panel

Most hosts show the active PHP version per domain – in Plesk under “PHP Settings”, in cPanel under “Select PHP Version” or “MultiPHP Manager”.

3. In WordPress

Go to Tools → Site Health → Info → Server.

4. With phpinfo()

Create a file with this content, open it in the browser and delete it right afterwards:

<?php phpinfo();

Safer: the PHP Checker verification file reveals only the version and expires after 60 minutes.

5. On the command line

php -v

Note: the CLI version can differ from the one your web server (PHP-FPM) uses.

6. Read the HTTP headers

curl -sI https://example.com | grep -i x-powered-by

Many servers hide this header – then use methods 1 to 4.