[RESOLVED] trying to use htaccess to force php version

the default php version on my hosting is 4.8 if i just use a "*.php" file extension

if i use a "*.php5" extension it sets the version to php 5.2 which is what i want

I'd read somewhere that you can force the php version by using htaccess, so i made an htaccess file containing the line

SetEnv PHP_VER 5

but that doesn't do anything

if i put gobbledygook in the htaccess file it returns a server error, so htaccess hasn't been disabled

is there something missing from my file ?

thanks

not sure but.. wouldn't you need to do something like this:

AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php

thanks for your reply

my htaccess now looks like this :

AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php
SetEnv PHP_VER 5

and it doesn't throw a page error but doesn't display the phpinfo() that should be on there

I also tried using

AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php

on its own and that shows a blank page too

what else can i try ?

You could do a brute rewrite of all .php names to php5 ?

yes that would be the simplest way - but then i'd have to do the same thing to upgrade to php 6

but for the time being I think that's what i'll do

thanks

ok so i finally found the documentation for how to do this - the hosting company uses

AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

in the htaccess - so now it works

thanks