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PHP 7.1

Summary

Update the PHP stack in Fedora to latest version 7.1.x

Owner

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 26
  • Last updated: 2016-10-11
  • Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Most of the work is done in my personal repository, see php71 repository for Fedora 24

All extensions compatible with PHP 7.0 are ready for PHP 7.1


Detailed Description

Update the PHP stack in Fedora to latest version 7.1.x.

  • PHP 7.1.0RC3 was released Sep 29th
  • PHP 7.1.0 is planed for end of year.

Compatibility for PHP code is very good, while internal API have big changes, implying a major rewrite of C extensions.

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.


  • Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Release engineering: needed mass rebuild (C extensions) done by change owner.
  • 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

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

User Experience

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Dependencies

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Contingency Plan

  • Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
  • Blocks product? product

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release Notes