Managed Servers (KVM VPS)
End-of-life: PHP 7.4, 8.0 & 8.1 being removed (Security)
PHP 8.4.x and 8.5.x have been deployed to all client servers, and are configured ready for usage now.
We have not moved any accounts to a new version yet, and will be gradually working through each machine.
G’day,
Please note that for security and operational reasons, we’re removing these PHP versions:
- PHP 7.4 (Security Fixes ended 28th November 2022)
- PHP 8.0 (Security Fixes ended 26th November 2023)
- PHP 8.1 (Security Fixes ended 31st December 2025)
In addition, any clients with PHP 5.x or 7.x versions will have them removed after we work with them to resolve issues within codebases that were previously preventing upgrades to newer versions from taking place.
We will be retaining the following versions across our managed client infrastructure:
- PHP 8.2 (Security Fixes ending 31st December 2026)
- PHP 8.3 (Security Fixes ending 31st December 2027)
- PHP 8.4 (Security Fixes ending 31st December 2028)
- PHP 8.5 (Security Fixes ending 31st December 2029)
Our crew are available to assist you with necessary guidance and works to help with the transitions.
We strongly recommend that you upgrade websites to PHP 8.3.x as this sub-major version is mature, reliable and performant. If there are breaking changes, which is unlikely, you may wish to move those (only) to 8.2.x.
If you have any questions, concerns or otherwise, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Cheers,
Merlot Digital
The Network Crew Pty Ltd (TNC)
Network: AS138521