diff --git a/data/helpers.d/php b/data/helpers.d/php
index 41af467c5..56d35cee8 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/php
+++ b/data/helpers.d/php
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Declare the actual php version to use.
+# A packager willing to use another version of php can override the variable into its _common.sh.
+YNH_PHP_VERSION=${YNH_PHP_VERSION:-$YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION}
+
 # Create a dedicated php-fpm config
 #
 # usage: ynh_add_fpm_config [--phpversion=7.X]
@@ -14,8 +18,8 @@ ynh_add_fpm_config () {
 	# Manage arguments with getopts
 	ynh_handle_getopts_args "$@"
 
-	# Configure PHP-FPM 7.0 by default
-	phpversion="${phpversion:-7.0}"
+	# Set the default PHP-FPM version by default
+	phpversion="${phpversion:-$YNH_PHP_VERSION}"
 
 	local fpm_config_dir="/etc/php/$phpversion/fpm"
 	local fpm_service="php${phpversion}-fpm"
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ ynh_add_fpm_config () {
 	fi
 	ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=fpm_config_dir --value="$fpm_config_dir"
 	ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=fpm_service --value="$fpm_service"
+	ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=phpversion --value=$phpversion
 	finalphpconf="$fpm_config_dir/pool.d/$app.conf"
 	ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different --file="$finalphpconf"
 	cp ../conf/php-fpm.conf "$finalphpconf"
@@ -56,10 +61,10 @@ ynh_add_fpm_config () {
 ynh_remove_fpm_config () {
 	local fpm_config_dir=$(ynh_app_setting_get --app=$app --key=fpm_config_dir)
 	local fpm_service=$(ynh_app_setting_get --app=$app --key=fpm_service)
-	# Assume php version 7 if not set
+	# Assume default php version if not set
 	if [ -z "$fpm_config_dir" ]; then
-		fpm_config_dir="/etc/php/7.0/fpm"
-		fpm_service="php7.0-fpm"
+		fpm_config_dir="/etc/php/$YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION/fpm"
+		fpm_service="php$YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION-fpm"
 	fi
 	ynh_secure_remove --file="$fpm_config_dir/pool.d/$app.conf"
 	ynh_secure_remove --file="$fpm_config_dir/conf.d/20-$app.ini" 2>&1