Don't get stuck on crap old versions of PHP just because your host does not support it. Keep using the newest version, and if you gotta switch... maybe you gotta switch.

Shared Hosting

Need a standard bit of web hosting? Something all set up for you and you just gotta throw your code up there?

Maybe a bit of SSH, but just a bit? Take a look at these.

PaaS Hosting

Gotta get that Git-push fancy goodness, with simple addons?

Heroku started a trend years ago, and now we have a lot of Platform-as-a-Service systems that take minimal effort to get working.

Managed Hosting

Not interested in managing servers yourself?

Managed hosting providers will keep your server and software up-to-date for you.

Operating Systems

Want to know which Linux distribution or OS X version come with what version of PHP?

Sure, you can upgrade the version, but some folks don't know how, so maybe starting out right is a good move.

FAQ

I work for a hosting company that isn't on here, can we get listed?

Sure why not! Shout at @philsturgeon on Twitter, or send a pull request to the GitHub repo.

Where do you get the data from?

This used to be entirely manual, which was a horrendous to keep up to date. Now we parse phpinfo() on public URLs that hosts make available, like this:

http://php70.webhosting.be/phpinfo.php

Not all hosts have them so some are still entirely manual. Either way, sending us patch version changes, changes in the default versions, or new public phpinfo URLs can be done via updating hosts.yml.

How do I contribute?

Read the contributing guide on GitHub.

Do you intend to implement X or Y?

I have a bit of a todo list, and I would love help if you're bored.