# Apache handler with Multiple PHP versions

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- Started by Gaetano Giunta on 2007-07-13T09:51:42+00:00
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## #30886 — Gaetano Giunta — 2007-07-13T09:51:42+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/30886#30886

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> My host hasn't a single .htaccess file ;)
> (Using DirectAdmin..)

Not really an excellent option for web hosters, but the easiest way I
set up "alot" of php versions on my dev box (1 as apache module, all
the rest cgi, of course) is using virtual hosts:
every virtual host listens to either a different port or a different
server name, eg: php4server.my.domain, and binds .php and .inc files
to a different cgi app/php version.
This way there is no need to rename files or keep multiple copies
around, and it is pretty useful eg. for heavy unit testing: if the
code does not work in a particular php version, add some hackish ifdef
equivalent and you're done.

Bye
Gaetano