# Elements 2.0 Beta 1 Now Available

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**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [February 4, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-2-0-beta-1-now-available/54095 "2026-02-04T17:13:20Z")\
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> [@dan](#):
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> Everything will work locally on your Mac (as we run our own web server), but you’ll need to ensure your server has PHP 8.4 or newer if you are using Forms and/or the CMS.

@dan @ben I don’t think this is entirely correct. I have a website with forms and CMS built in **Elements 1.6.3** , and I’m using **PHP 8.2.0**. Everything worked fine.

After upgrading to **Elements 2.0** and uploading all the files, I only get a message saying that **PHP 8.4.0 is required**. My ISP only provides **PHP 8.3.0** , so I had to re-upload everything from **Elements 1.6.3**. After that, my website started working again.

_Composer detected issues in your platform: Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version “\>= 8.4.0”._

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