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1. trey-j+s7[view] [source] 2022-12-08 13:17:31
>>TimWol+(OP)
Many are praising the recent releases of PHP for their quality and performance improvements, and I wouldn't dare argue against that. However, the current release schedule of PHP makes things a little bit difficult for sysadmins. We're now using php-fpm docker containers so that we can (sort-of almost) keep up with PHP updates without doing OS upgrades every single year. A LTS version would be welcome!
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2. Y-bar+3b[view] [source] 2022-12-08 13:41:38
>>trey-j+s7
PHP 8.2 will get official security updates until December 8, 2025, how much longer do you need?
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3. jjice+9f[view] [source] 2022-12-08 14:12:23
>>Y-bar+3b
It's not the same, but MySQL offers like 8 years https://endoflife.software/applications/databases/mysql. Obviously very different software with different goals and monetization models (none vs some). Not apples to apples but figured it was a good example of what someone might have in mind.
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4. Y-bar+XS[view] [source] 2022-12-08 17:23:38
>>jjice+9f
PHP 7, released December 2015, 7 years ago, still gets bug and security patches. Seems similar to me.
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5. trey-j+OU[view] [source] 2022-12-08 17:32:31
>>Y-bar+XS
It doesn't though (granted, support for PHP 7.4 only ended 10 days ago, so you can be forgiven for not knowing): https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php

But PHP 7.4 is not compatible in many ways with PHP 7.3, so lumping them together is not OK. As you can see, PHP 8.0 which was only released two years ago, is no longer receiving active support. Definitely, database LTS is not comparable to programming languages. However such rapid releases of breaking versions is a relatively new phenomenon (thanks NodeJS), and I get the feeling that you've never actually supported a software project for 5+ years.

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