Got an email from DreamHost saying upgrade to PHP 8.5
Should I wait?
Are there issues?
Thoughts?
8.5.0 would is not a target I code to from my perspective. I am coding to 8.3x and 8.4.x which have matured and a lot of the kinks have been worked out. A .0 version of something so important is not what I would want running my enterprise solutions that I develop.
Sounds not great….
I don’t think I can… checking with Vibralogix and with Flarum - open source forum software
Flarum is tested to 8.3x
Why does DreamHost want users on 8.5??
Better security?
Got the note from Vibralogix - they are running 8.5
Going to try it… it seems to be a nice upgrade from chat gpt - apparently it’s ‘more’ of a language now and debugging and more optimized etc…
They have a downgrade option also… DreamHost - so you can try it - see if it works - then downgrade if it doesn’t…
Going to wait a few days though… not in a hurry… will try on an obscure site I have….
PHP 8.4 still has some time left. No rush to PHP 8.5 needed really.
Unless Dreamhost is forcing you onto 8.5, I’d stay put for now.
Didn’t try with CMS on technitrox.com
Didn’t try with Flarum Forum TrumpetStudio.com
Choose not too upgrade on a client website… 8.3
All other of my sites are now 8.5.0
@differentdan Is it okey to use Unix: PHP 8.5, Apache 2.4 now?
Hi @PLM
Depends on what all you are using. If you’ve got any third-party plugins/components, you’d have to check if they are compatible with PHP 8.5.
Generally changing the PHP version is non-destructive, you can just change the version in your web hosting control panel if your web host allows it, then check your site to make sure nothing is broken. If everything looks good you can leave it at 8.5. If you notice something amiss, change the PHP version back to 8.4 and contact the developer of whatever got broken on 8.5.