Changes/php84

PHP 8.4

Summary

Update the PHP stack in Fedora to the latest version 8.4.x

Owner

• Name: Remi Collet and PHP SIG
• Email: remi at fedoraproject dot org

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora Linux 42
• Last updated: 2024-10-23
• Announced
• Discussion Thread
• FESCo Issue: #3275
• Tracker Bug: #2318567
• Release Notes Issue: <will be assigned by wrangler>

• A testing SCL and a testing module are available in my repository
• List of extensions compatibility list
• Upstream schedule for 8.4

• 2024-10-14 8.4.0RC2 was build in rawhide
• 2024-10-23 8.4.0RC3

Version 8.4.0 GA is planed for November 21th.

Detailed Description

Update the PHP stack in Fedora to latest version 8.4.x.

Fedora has a 6 months cycle, PHP a 1 year cycle, our common practice for some years:

• 2 Fedora cycles for each PHP minor release (exceptions below)
• 3 Fedora cycles for latest minor (e.g. 5.6 or 7.4) to give more time before next major
• 1 Fedora cycle for first major (e.g. 7.0 or 8.0)

Fedora 38 and 39 have PHP 8.2, Fedora 40 and 41 have PHP 8.3.

As this version may be the last 8.x (before 9.0), it should be in Fedora 42, 43 and 44. If the PHP project chooses to do an 8.5, it should land in 44.

Benefit to Fedora

Provides the latest PHP version to developers and system administrators.

Scope

• Proposal owners: Check Koschei status. Test with latest version to ensure compatibility. Work with upstream on bug fixing. Needed mass rebuild (C extensions) done by change owner.

• Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Release engineering:#Releng issue number

• List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

How To Test

• The PHP stack (extensions and libraries) are monitored by Koschei, see the Koschei PHP group
• install and play with your web applications

User Experience

Developers and system administrators will have the great benefit or running the latest PHP version.

Dependencies

All php-* packages (and some *-php)

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism: Drop not compatible (and not fixable) packages.

• Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
• Blocks product? product

Documentation

• UPGRADING
• UPGRADING.INTERNALS