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PHP: versions and end of life

Which versions still get updates, which only security fixes — and which none. Updated daily.

Recommended: PHP 8.5 (latest 8.5.12) — the newest version with full support.

VersionLatestReleasedActive support untilSecurity updates untilStatus
8.58.5.1220 November 202531 December 202731 December 2029supported
8.48.4.2721 November 202431 December 202631 December 2028supported
8.38.3.3623 November 202331 December 202531 December 2027security only
8.28.2.358 December 202231 December 202431 December 2026security only
8.18.1.3425 November 202125 November 202331 December 2025end of life
8.08.0.3026 November 202026 November 202226 November 2023end of life
7.47.4.3328 November 201928 November 202128 November 2022end of life
7.37.3.336 December 20186 December 20206 December 2021end of life
7.27.2.3430 November 201730 November 201930 November 2020end of life
7.17.1.331 December 20161 December 20181 December 2019end of life
7.07.0.333 December 20154 January 201810 January 2019end of life
5.65.6.4028 August 201419 January 201731 December 2018end of life
5.55.5.3820 June 201310 July 201521 July 2016end of life
5.45.4.451 March 201214 September 201414 September 2015end of life
5.35.3.2930 June 200930 June 201114 August 2014end of life
5.25.2.172 November 20062 November 20086 January 2011end of life

Data: endoflife.date, as of 23 October 2026.

daniele@mikweb: ~/versions — faq

When does support for PHP 8.5 end?

PHP 8.5 gets active support until 31 December 2027 and security updates until 31 December 2029.

When does support for PHP 8.4 end?

PHP 8.4 gets active support until 31 December 2026 and security updates until 31 December 2028.

When does support for PHP 8.3 end?

PHP 8.3 gets no active support any more and security updates until 31 December 2027.

Which PHP version should I use?

For new installations PHP 8.5. Older branches only while they still get security updates.

daniele@mikweb: ~/blog — ls

Context and patch guides

PHP emergency patch (PHP2Shell): how to check and patch your serversMitigating PHP2Shell when no update exists yet: php.ini settings for NAS, Plesk and your own servers

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