Riverbank IT Systems, a Glasgow-based IT support company, has published two plain-English guides for small business owners whose websites run on PHP — one explaining why sites break after a hosting PHP upgrade, and one explaining why an outdated PHP version is a security risk worth fixing early.
The first guide, "Your website broke after a PHP upgrade: what happened and how we fix it", explains why newer PHP versions remove old functions that plugins, themes and custom code may still rely on, how that produces white screens and 500 errors, where to find the PHP error log in a hosting control panel, and what a repair visit looks like in the first 20 minutes.
The second guide, "Outdated PHP is the security hole most small business websites forget", explains what "end of life" means for a PHP version — no security fixes at all once support ends — how to check which version a website runs, and the difference between papering over the risk and a proper PHP 8 upgrade.
Both guides put self-help steps first, then explain the company's £39.99 plus VAT fixed-price remote repair, which covers the first 20 minutes of diagnosis and repair, with anything larger scoped and quoted in writing beforehand.
"Businesses keep getting the 'outdated PHP' email and ignoring it because the site still works," said Timothy A., founder of Riverbank IT Systems. "These guides explain in plain terms why it matters and what the fix actually involves — including the bits you can safely check yourself first."
The guides are at https://www.riverbank-systems.com/news/php-8-upgrade-breaks-small-business-website-what-to-do/ and https://www.riverbank-systems.com/news/outdated-php-version-security-risk-scottish-small-business/.
About Riverbank IT Systems Riverbank IT Systems is the trading name of Riverbank Solar Ltd, a Glasgow-based IT support company providing 24/7 helpdesk, managed IT services, cyber security and cloud services to small and medium businesses across Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.
Media contact Timothy A. 07967 928551 https://www.riverbank-systems.com/news/