changing host default from php 4 to 5

hi I tried to run a oscommerce autoinstall php file
and I recieved an error that it works only from php 5.2

I looked in my hosts admin and there we have this info under general tab:

and under CGI-bin tab:

 

try to disable the php4

 

What is your hosting provider?
Try to change to via .htaccess or php.ini, depends on your host.

 

I tried where it says support pohp 4 but it still gave me the error

 

Try contacting your hosts and see if they can do this for you.

If you have web host management then you can upgrade your own php package in the apache section.

 

It looks like your host (or you, if you are hosted on your own server) has both php4 and php5 installed. If you are doing a manual installation, then you should be able to set which version of php is used for your site in your .htaccess. If you are on a cPanel/WHM server, then your host should be able to set which version of php is used for your site through WHM, which should alleviate the problem you're seeing there.

Just a note, though: if your site is coded in php, and this OSCommerce install is an addition to your site, your site's code may not display correctly with the newer version of php.

Either way, good luck!

 

what do I need to write in the .htaccess to enable this?

 

Assuming your host is allowing the use of .htaccess, you should just be able to use something like this:

AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php
AddHandler cgi-php5 .php

A quick google tells me you will want to verify in your php config.

Also, if you are hosted on a cpanel server, you or your provider can set your php handler through WHM.