XF 2.2 PHP 8.2 should I upgrade?

[interforo]

Currently on xv v2.2.15 with 7.4.33

Should I upgrade to PHP 8.2?

 

[Andy.N]

Absolutely. I have used 8.2 for a long time without issue.

 

[Davyc]

Absolutely! I'm currently running two sites on 2.2.15 with PHP 8.2 and have no issues. PHP 8.3 is available to me, but I've not tested it as yet, but will sometime soon and if I run into any issues I can switch back to 8.2 until any such issues are resolved.

 

[PhineasD]

Running with 8.3 and perfect.

 

[duderuud]

Yes

 

[Mendalla]

Absolutely! I'm currently running two sites on 2.2.15 with PHP 8.2 and have no issues. PHP 8.3 is available to me, but I've not tested it as yet, but will sometime soon and if I run into any issues I can switch back to 8.2 until any such issues are resolved.

Similar. I'll probably wait for 2.3 to upgrade my PHP at this point. 8.2 is the recommended for 2.2.15 and is working fine.

 

[KensonPlays]

8.2 is good. I can't upgrade past 8.2 though.

 

[MySiteGuy]

Upgrade only if the latest version of add-ons you're using are compatible with PHP 8.2.

 

[Alan_SP]

If everything works for you, there's no need to upgrade PHP. Also, test if everything will work for you with PHP 8.2 first.

 

[rdn]

With PHP 8.3, some built-in features of XF 2.2 doesn't work fine like cli command to rebuild search index.

I forgot the other issue I encounter with 8.3.

 

[Mister.T]

I've got a test site on my local PC (Mamp Pro) and my test site (VPS with PHP8.3.6), both work fine with PHP 8.3.

 

[mattrogowski]

If everything works for you, there's no need to upgrade PHP

Definitely not a good idea considering 7.4 has been totally unsupported by PHP since November 2022. That's one very significant reason to upgrade.

This line of thinking is also what keeps people using very old versions forever, which holds developers back from being able to use newer PHP features as everything still needs to support old versions. They may as well not release new versions.

 

[Chris D]

Currently on xv v2.2.15 with 7.4.33

Should I upgrade to PHP 8.2?

What does the red message on your admin home page say? It's always worth following what that says.

 

[Andy.N]

upgraded to 8.3.7 today and so far no errors on XF 2.2.15

 

[candor]

Xenforo is recommending upgrading to php version 8.2 in the admin console. However, when I make the switch, the forum becomes inaccessible.

Any ideas why this might happen?

 

[Paul B]

The PHP build either doesn't meet the requirements, there is a third party add-on involved, or some issue with the build itself.

What is the error message?

 

[duderuud]

Xenforo is recommending upgrading to php version 8.2 in the admin console. However, when I make the switch, the forum becomes inaccessible.

Any ideas why this might happen?

Sorry but that is about the same as "my car doesn't work, why is that?"

No one can answer that question without more information.

Check your error logs for starters.

 

[candor]

The PHP build either doesn't meet the requirements, there is a third party add-on involved, or some issue with the build itself.

What is the error message?

No error message in the server logs, the site just doesn't render. Any ideas where I could look to see the error?

 

[duderuud]

Check your php and webserver logs.

Normally found in the /var/log folder

 

[FTL]

Yes, XF 2.2.15 is rated for it and you'll benefit from all the significant security, feature and performance improvements that come with it, so don't hesitate. My XF Cloud installation is running with it, so that's as good an endorsement as you could possibly get since it's the XF admins that have upgraded to it.

I do recommend a bit of careful testing after the upgrade though, especially regarding your add-ons, as @MySiteGuy pointed out and be prepared to roll back if necessary.