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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. acomje+yQ[view] [source] 2022-12-08 17:12:08
>>josefr+A8
I think we need a LTS (long term support) version of PHP. One of the great things about it was the non-breaking upgrades for so many years. I mean no version of php7 is supported?

https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php

I know the web needs constant maintenance, but I wish it wasn't so much. PHP has been pretty good about not breaking changes, but I've noticed a few..

PHP is my goto. Its pretty great. It enabled a startup I was part of to get off the ground.

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3. nerdbe+Lh1[view] [source] 2022-12-08 19:25:34
>>acomje+yQ
Distributions like Debian maintain their own LTS versions of PHP for many more years than the PHP people themselves, backporting applicable security fixes as necessary.
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4. trog+CJ1[view] [source] 2022-12-08 21:32:58
>>nerdbe+Lh1
I run a lot of WP sites on Debian for exactly this reason. Every now and then there's a feature that's unavailable though because someone's written something (usually in a plugin) for a bleeding edge version of PHP.

I think official LTS for PHP would still help, if only to drive a few of the larger developers to target those versions to ensure maximum ease of deployment and maintenance.

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