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".
How do you deal with Nginx/Apache updates given they release more frequently than PHP?
You can always host at a managed hosting provider who will take care of this for you.
Can't speak for Nginx, but Apache updates very rarely screw with syntax, and those are always major releases. And for Apache, "syntax" just means config files.
PHP screws with syntax frequently, and often on point releases. And PHP is a programming language; syntax is the whole point of PHP.