diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_mods.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_mods.cpp
index 782fd4970..303b2da47 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_mods.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_mods.cpp
@@ -409,12 +409,13 @@ void MenuStateMods::simpleTask(BaseThread *callingThread) {
 
 	if(config.getString("Masterserver","") != "") {
 		string baseURL = config.getString("Masterserver");
+		string phpVersionParam = config.getString("phpVersionParam","?version=1");
 
 		if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("In [%s::%s Line %d] About to call first http url, base [%s]..\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,baseURL.c_str());
 
 		CURL *handle = SystemFlags::initHTTP();
 		CURLcode curlResult = CURLE_OK;
-		techsMetaData = SystemFlags::getHTTP(baseURL + "showTechsForGlest.php",handle,-1,&curlResult);
+		techsMetaData = SystemFlags::getHTTP(baseURL + "showTechsForGlest.php"+phpVersionParam,handle,-1,&curlResult);
 		if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("techsMetaData [%s] curlResult = %d\n",techsMetaData.c_str(),curlResult);
 
 	    if(callingThread->getQuitStatus() == true || safeMutexThreadOwner.isValidMutex() == false) {
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ void MenuStateMods::simpleTask(BaseThread *callingThread) {
 			(curlResult != CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST &&
 			 curlResult != CURLE_COULDNT_CONNECT)) {
 
-			tilesetsMetaData = SystemFlags::getHTTP(baseURL + "showTilesetsForGlest.php",handle,-1,&curlResult);
+			tilesetsMetaData = SystemFlags::getHTTP(baseURL + "showTilesetsForGlest.php"+phpVersionParam,handle,-1,&curlResult);
 			if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("tilesetsMetaData [%s]\n",tilesetsMetaData.c_str());
 
 		    if(callingThread->getQuitStatus() == true || safeMutexThreadOwner.isValidMutex() == false) {
@@ -448,7 +449,7 @@ void MenuStateMods::simpleTask(BaseThread *callingThread) {
 				console.addLine(string("#2 ") + szBuf,true);
 		    }
 
-			mapsMetaData = SystemFlags::getHTTP(baseURL + "showMapsForGlest.php",handle,-1,&curlResult);
+			mapsMetaData = SystemFlags::getHTTP(baseURL + "showMapsForGlest.php"+phpVersionParam,handle,-1,&curlResult);
 			if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("mapsMetaData [%s]\n",mapsMetaData.c_str());
 
 		    if(callingThread->getQuitStatus() == true || safeMutexThreadOwner.isValidMutex() == false) {
@@ -463,7 +464,7 @@ void MenuStateMods::simpleTask(BaseThread *callingThread) {
 				console.addLine(string("#3 ") + szBuf,true);
 		    }
 
-			scenariosMetaData = SystemFlags::getHTTP(baseURL + "showScenariosForGlest.php",handle,-1,&curlResult);
+			scenariosMetaData = SystemFlags::getHTTP(baseURL + "showScenariosForGlest.php"+phpVersionParam,handle,-1,&curlResult);
 			if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("scenariosMetaData [%s]\n",scenariosMetaData.c_str());
 
 		    if(curlResult != CURLE_OK) {