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1. josefr+A8[view] [source] 2022-12-08 13:27:21
>>TimWol+(OP)
> PHP 8.2 is a major update of the PHP language.

Major update, awesome. /s

As someone who manages a network of 250+ WordPress websites - these PHP updates are killing me! As soon as I'm done helping clients upgrade/fix their incompatible themes/plugins and custom code, a new version is out! Even with great tools, the process for about 10% of my network is a nightmare.

While I appreciate the work, it's not very satisfying and for many clients very frustrating to pay for something they know nothing about, just to "keep the lights on".

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2. adlpz+r9[view] [source] 2022-12-08 13:32:43
>>josefr+A8
Older versions of PHP are supported with security fixes for a while. There's no need to upgrade to 8.2 right now, at all.
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3. mgkims+1d[view] [source] 2022-12-08 13:58:02
>>adlpz+r9
The 7 series is 'done' with security updates as of now. https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php

So there's some argument to be made to be in the 8.x series. It's probably not something you should be losing sleep over just yet, but at least have it on your roadmap to address in the coming months.

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4. mgbmtl+vg[view] [source] 2022-12-08 14:21:02
>>mgkims+1d
There are nice improvements that make it worth it to upgrade, but yeah, and you can also just use a Linux distribution that provides support for older versions of PHP (such as Debian stable or the Sury packages).

We upgrade our clients in waves, so sites in dev get the latest PHP, which lets up contribute to upstream PHP projects to fix issues, and by the time it's merged upstream, we can update our older clients without any worries.

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