For Software Generation 7 SmartVPS accounts:

1. Log in to your Dashboard
   
   
2. Navigate to VPS HOSTING
   
   
   
3. Select your VPS: yourvpsname.com 
   -> Click Manage (green button)
   
   
   
4. Go to the Web Sites
   
   
   
5. Find the site or subdomain that you want to switch the PHP version for and then click the PHP Version: X.X (change) link. 
   
   
6. Select your required version of PHP 
   
   
   
7. Click Update

Done! Version changes are reflected immediately and can be changed back just as quickly if necessary.

For changes to your MySQL or MariaDB software versions we can upgrade or downgrade your SmartVPS to nearly any version of MySQL that you like. Just send us an email to support@brownrice.com and we'll get it done ASAP.