WooCommerce PHP Security Updates

A WooCommerce store is a WordPress site where breakage costs money in real time — checkout errors, failed payments, missing orders. We patch or upgrade PHP with the commerce-critical parts tested on staging first.

Store-grade patching · Checkout & payment plugin testing · Backup and rollback

Start with the £149 PHP CheckAll PHP Update Services

Safe for Revenue

Checkout, cart and payment plugins are tested on a staging copy before anything touches production — a broken store costs more than any patch.

Compliance-Aware

Payment fields are off-limits to us by design: we never need card data, and access is by deploy key or temporary account, not passwords.

Fast Emergency Work

Same or next working day for emergency point releases, queued at the highest priority with commerce hours in mind.

What's Included

PHP version check and exposure review
WooCommerce order and checkout basics verified after the change
Payment and shipping plugin compatibility testing
Full backup before any change
PHP update via your host or server config
Staging test of key store flows
Restart of PHP workers / hosting cache clear
Written summary of what changed

Common Scenarios

Store on an Unpatched PHP Version

CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 affect nearly every WooCommerce install until the host's PHP is at a fixed point release.

Checkout Breaks After an Update

A PHP change takes the cart or payment step down. We find the exact plugin, fix or replace it, and re-test the full flow.

Recurring Store Maintenance

Regular patching, plugin checks and a monthly report so PHP updates never happen as a panic.

How a Store PHP Update Runs

1

£149 Check

We confirm the exact PHP version your store executes on (not just what the panel says), the patch level, and whether CVE-2026-109618/109619 affect it. Plugin and theme inventory is taken at the same time.

2

Staging Clone of the Store

A full copy of the store — products, orders excluded or anonymised — is built on staging running the target PHP version. Payment gateways are put in test mode so checkout can be exercised end-to-end.

3

Patch or Upgrade on Staging

PHP is moved to the fixed or supported release. Cart, checkout, payment capture, order confirmation emails and webhooks are exercised; anything broken is repaired or flagged before production is touched.

4

Production Switch, Low-Traffic Window

The verified change is applied in your quietest trading hours with a tested rollback. Post-change we re-run checkout smoke tests and watch error logs before signing off.

Pricing

Transparent, scope-based pricing. Every job includes a backup, a staging test and a post-change check.

Emergency Patch

£999

Same or next day

  • ✓Safe PHP patch to a supported release
  • ✓Backup before change
  • ✓Staging check
  • ✓Post-patch verification
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Managed Maintenance

£349 / month

£3,499 billed annually

  • ✓Ongoing PHP and dependency patching
  • ✓Advisory monitoring
  • ✓Monthly report
  • ✓Backups and uptime checks
  • ✓Checkout, cart and payment plugins tested before every go-live
  • ✓The £149 PHP check included to start

Version Upgrade

£6,999

1–3 weeks

  • ✓Move off end-of-life PHP
  • ✓Compatibility testing
  • ✓Staging QA
  • ✓Rollback plan and post-upgrade support

Prices are indicative ranges based on project scope. Contact us for a tailored quote.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does WooCommerce cost more than plain WordPress?+

The store has more surface area: payments, shipping, taxes and cart plugins all interact with PHP, and a regression directly loses sales. The maintenance plan is £349/month instead of £299, and the version upgrade is £6,999 instead of £4,999, for the extra testing checkout requires.

Will you have access to my payment data?+

No. We work at the server, PHP and plugin level, and payment processing (Stripe/PayPal) should never be touched for a PHP update. Access is agreed as a deploy key or a temporary account — not your admin password.

Can the store go down while you work?+

The change is applied and verified on staging first. Production changes are brief and scheduled outside your busiest hours where we can; a full backup means we can restore instantly if needed.

Which payment plugins have you tested?+

Stripe for WooCommerce, PayPal Payments, Klarna, Square, GoCardless and the major UK gateways (Opayo, Worldpay). Gateways run in test mode on staging so we exercise real checkout flows without touching live payments.

What happens if a plugin isn't PHP-8.5 compatible?+

We patch it where the fix is small, replace it with a maintained alternative where it isn't, and tell you the cost before doing either. Up to 5 broken items are included in the version upgrade; extras are £95 each, agreed first.

Start With the £149 PHP Check

Tell us which application you run and which PHP version it's on. You get a written report of your exposure and the recommended next step.

Start with the £149 PHP CheckPHP Update Services