duderuud
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This will give you some insights: https://kinsta.com/blog/php-benchmarks/#
Are you still using PHP 5.x? Why?
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gerryvz
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php is a good idea to make sure you're upgraded to 7.x. A lot of security and performance improvements. I'm on 7.3.13 and will be migrating to 7.4 soon. The main thing I'm concerned about is 7.4 compatiblity with my add-ons, but from the research I've done it should be pretty seamless. I've got 7.4 all loaded and update on my system -- just need to flip it over from 7.3.
XF uses a lot of php add-ons (particularly associated to apache), so if/when you do migrate to 7.x, be sure that you download and install all of the associated add-ons.
eva2000
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FYI, there's a potential bug in PHP 7.4.2 https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79174 with scheduled fix in next PHP 7.4.3 release which can cause web apps like wordpress to prevent user logins.
For my Centmin Mod users, I backported PHP 7.4.3 fix into PHP 7.4.2 routines https://community.centminmod.com/th...ed-php-7-1-33-7-0-33-5-6-40.19065/#post-81237
non-Centmin Mod folks, would need to either wait for PHP 7.4.3 release or downgrade to insecure PHP 7.4.1 - as PHP 7.4.2 is a security fix release or downgrade to PHP 7.3.14
bzcomputers
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Pretty impressive they squashed the bug in less than 24hrs from the time it was reported.
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(Or manually apply the patch)
TLDR
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I try to use at least PHP 7.0. Aside from mysql_* functions that got removed (but can be resurrected with a wrapper to mysqli), the compatibility-breaking changes are fairly minor, so from what I experienced, if it runs on 5.6, it will also on 7.0.
However, I manage countless websites on 8-or-so servers and we have all sorts of software and plugins and sometimes, installing, say PHP 5.4, is the lesser evil ("for now") than dealing with every line of code that might be broken.
That said, my new year resolution is to make our sites fit for PHP 7.4.
But honestly, not because I plan to utilize all the fancy new functions. Rather because it's getting more and more complicated to have old versions of PHP installed on the server. And well, the day will come...
However, I manage countless websites on 8-or-so servers and we have all sorts of software and plugins and sometimes, installing, say PHP 5.4, is the lesser evil ("for now") than dealing with every line of code that might be broken.
That said, my new year resolution is to make our sites fit for PHP 7.4.
But honestly, not because I plan to utilize all the fancy new functions. Rather because it's getting more and more complicated to have old versions of PHP installed on the server. And well, the day will come...
Here's the current chart:
The best thing to report really is that nearly 85% of customers are now using PHP 7.x which certainly ratifies that our decision to leave PHP 5.x behind with XF 2.2 is the right one.
Less than two years ago only ~55% of customers were using PHP 7.x.
The best thing to report really is that nearly 85% of customers are now using PHP 7.x which certainly ratifies that our decision to leave PHP 5.x behind with XF 2.2 is the right one.
Less than two years ago only ~55% of customers were using PHP 7.x.
That’s clearly leaving a not-insignificant number of customers behind. I appreciate that it will make many upgrade but we don’t want to do it arbitrarily. PHP 5-7 is a significant upgrade in terms of performance, and additional code features we can start using.
Certainly if the trend continues then 7.1 for 2.3 is a reasonable target but I think we’d rather do it in those kinds of incremental steps than jumping too far ahead.
Certainly if the trend continues then 7.1 for 2.3 is a reasonable target but I think we’d rather do it in those kinds of incremental steps than jumping too far ahead.
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DragonByte Tech
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If it’s quick enough to generate, could you post an updated graph please? 
Most recent graph is here:
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No plans to adopt 7.1 at this late stage, no.
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