What is your default php version?

dotcomUNDERGROUND

Which version of php do you set as default on your shared hosting servers? Or your provider has set?

Was wondering what is the norm now.

Daniel15

PHP 5.6 was EOL'd in 2018 so I wouldn't trust the security of any host that uses it as default.

PHP 7.4 is in "security fixes only" mode now, with EOL coming in November this year.

webcraft

Only reason for me to use PHP7.4 is because of IonCube loaders. Everything else is latest PHP8.

yoursunny

PHP 6 is the bestest.

Jorbox

5.6 is the best for me, no bullsh*t added

vyas11

@yoursunny said:
PHP 6 is the bestest.

It comes with native ipv9 support too!!

Daniel15

@Jorbox said:
5.6 is the best for me, no bullsh*t added

all the new features are actually good though

ravi

8.0 on new vps and 7.4 on old vps.

JasonM

moved my php and WP site to 8.0
nothing breaked. Most of the themes and plugins have been updated to support PHP 8

logaritse

5.6 with patch security because we lazy to move

miau

8.1 because I like to live dangerous life.

Zerpy

We default to PHP 8.0 currently, soon bumping to 8.1.

corbpie

Mostly 8.1 will soon be fully 8.1

nfn

I run both 7.4 and 8.1. I run a XenForo board that I haven't updated yet and is not compatible with 8.x.

Boogeyman

Did you pay @jbiloh his $200 yearly for your signature?

Diamondz

you guys use php?

Mastodont

@Diamondz said:
you guys use php?

What else should we use?

doghouch

@Mastodont said:

@Diamondz said:
you guys use php?

What else should we use?

a compiled language.

edit: /s

Mastodont

@doghouch said: a compiled language.

https://www.php.net/manual/en/opcache.preloading.php

louiejordan

although 7.4 is my default PHP version, but why is there no 7.2 in the options? there should be many guys using PHP 7.2.

Mastodont

7.2's dead baby, 7.2's dead.

starservices

7.4 as am a pussy, suppose will have to update to 8 soon though as reaching eol.

Neoon

Over level 9000

zhi

Ubuntu 22.04 PHP8.1

mfrth

Python

Not_Oles

Haha, I asked Darkstar for her php and Slackware versions. I got these replies:

root@darkstar:~# php -v
PHP 7.4.28 (cli) (built: Mar  6 2022 14:05:37) ( ZTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.4.28, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies
root@darkstar:~# cat /etc/slackware-version
Slackware 15.0+
root@darkstar:~# 

Friendly greetings from New York City and Mexico!

Tom

Daniel15

@louiejordan said:
although 7.4 is my default PHP version, but why is there no 7.2 in the options? there should be many guys using PHP 7.2.

PHP 7.2 has been EOL since the end of 2020, so it should be long gone by now. EOL dates are known in advance so all users have more than enough time to verify that their code still works with newer versions.

@Mastodont said:

@Diamondz said:
you guys use php?

What else should we use?

Anything really. C# (which is what I use), Python, Ruby on Rails, NodeJS, whatever. Even Java - Play Framework is actually quite good.

Mastodont

@Daniel15 said: Anything really.

Yes, there are possibilities. But none of them is IMHO equipped with such a combination of execution speed - low memory consumption - code writing speed.

cybertech

php8.1 on kernal 5.16.

mmuyskens

PHP 9, everything else is looking nigh.

mgcAna

PHP 7.x due to various software still not fully compatible with PHP 8.x