Are you still using PHP 5.x? Why?

Kaz Wolfe · Jan 19, 2019

I am using both PHP 5.6 and PHP 7 because some my scripts require PHP 5.6
What about you? Are you still using PHP 5.x? if yes then why?

anilkvm85 · Jan 19, 2019

Kaz Wolfe said:
I am using both PHP 5.6 and PHP 7 because some my scripts require PHP 5.6
What about you? Are you still using PHP 5.x? if yes then why?

Hi Kaz,

I am also using PHP 5.6 as my one of my websites as my web hosting provider is still offering PHP 5.6.
I am not facing any difficulty with the old versions.

Localnode · Jan 19, 2019

Nope.
Although we offer it as we use CloudLinux.

paidboom · Jan 20, 2019

I am not facing any difficulty with the old versions.

I would not suggest you keep on the same version. better to upgrade your code to the latest version

ForwardWeb - Branden · Jan 21, 2019

5.6 ended support as of December 31 so if possible i would update your code or find alternatives I would also at advises the earliest version you should run at this point is 7.2

VirtuBox · Feb 4, 2019

Hello @Kaz Wolfe,

here the official PHP release cycle :

source : http://php.net/supported-versions.php

ForwardWeb - Branden · Feb 4, 2019

Nice chart my timing is a little off point is no one should be running php 5 unless absolutely necessary

WSCallum · Feb 5, 2019

Onto latest PHP officially but still offer older versions with CloudLinux - The good thing about CL is that they continue to issue security patches for older versions themselves so whilst it's not recommended to utilise older versions, at least they are still safe for customers to use.

Bryan McClure · Apr 17, 2019

I am using both php 5.6.x and php 7.2.x on different websites and realize that php 7.x for better performance but to get compatible with this version, your website functions need to do carefully.

BenZ-AMS · Apr 17, 2019

Does CloudLinux also provide injection patching for old Joomla! 1.5 scripts that use these outdated versions of PHP?

Or is CloudLinux just providing these old versions of PHP so you can give your clients a false sense of security that "hey, everything's alright... keep using a decade's old CMS with this secure version of PHP 5."

BenZ-AMS · Apr 18, 2019

Info?

I think you are misinterpreting my post.

Why do people need to use old and end-of-life versions of PHP? Ask yourself that question.

And the answer will be something along the lines of ... "My *insert script name and version* script doesn't work with PHP 7.1 or later" (In my example, I just happened to use Joomla! 1.5 but you can really insert any script and version that fits the bill here).

So the question then becomes... why are you using that script and that version of the script? Has the script been abandoned by it's developers? Are you refusing to update the script to the latest version?

Using my example of Joomla! 1.5 ... Joomla! has release several versions since 1.5 and 1.5 is now officially dead to Joomla! ... so why are you using and end-of-life and dead version of Joomla!?

Being able to use end-of-life versions of PHP - no matter how much they are propped up with the latest security fixes - isn't going to protect you from exploits in the outdated software you are using with those end-of-life versions of PHP.

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