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Revision as of 20:54, 8 January 2021
PHP 8.0
Summary
Update the PHP stack in Fedora to latest version 8.0.x
Owner
- Name: Remi Collet and PHP SIG
- Email: remi at fedoraproject dot org
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 35
- Last updated: 2021-01-08
- FESCo issue: <will be assigned by Wrangler>
- Tracker bug: <will be assigned by Wrangler>
- Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by Wrangler>
- An testing module is available in my repository
- List of extensions compatibility list
- Nov 26th 2020 PHP 8.0.0 was released
- Jan 7th 2021 PHP 8.0.1 was released
Detailed Description
Update the PHP stack in Fedora to latest version 8.0.x.
- Despiste PHP 8.0 schedule was compatible with Fedora 34 one, we choose to skip 1 cycle to give more time for projects to adapt to this new major version
- At Fedora 35 time, PHP 7.3 will be EOL, 7.4 on security mode so 8.0 the only version with active support, see PHP supported version
- 8.1 is planed for end of year and will be a Fedora 36 feature
Dropped unmaintained extensions (available on PECL if needed):
- xmlrpc
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:
- 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 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
- CHANGELOG
- Migrating from PHP 7.4.x to PHP 8.0.x
- PHP 8 released (new features announcement)
- UPGRADING
- UPGRADING.INTERNALS