How Do I Update from Old Versions of WordPress and PHP? [closed]

Closed. This question needs details or clarity. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Add details and clarify the problem by editing this post. Closed 13 hours ago. Improve this question I am trying to update a WordPress site and running into problems. The site had not been updated for a very long time. I was able to update WordPress to 5.1.19, but that's the newest version it will do as the host is running PHP 5.5. I went to the host and updated PHP to 8.2, but then the WordPress site breaks. I just get "This page isn’t working site name is currently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500" (I get this both when I'm trying to view the site as a visitor and on the wp-admin login page.) If I downgrade PHP back to 5.5 everything starts working again. Any ideas on how can I fix this? Not sure if it's relevant but it is hosted on IONOS.

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