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How to force Wordpress to recognize new PHP 7.4 install in ubuntu
I have installed php7.4 and installed all the packages and updates. Rebooted my droplet, restarted apache, cleared all caches, etc. My server is running php version 7.4. But my wordpress installation is still using PHP 5.x and warning me about needing to update. I’ve followed every how-to and tutorial. I tried to disable 5.x and the site broke. I’ve looked through .htaccess and wp-config.php, etc etc, there’s nothing conflicting or even mentioning php versions.
Anyone have any advice? is there a way to force wordpress to use php7.4? Where in the wordpress back-end does it even mention which php to use if it won’t default to the newest version?
Thanks!
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