XF 2.2 XF 2.2.9 and PHP 8.1

[FTL]

Great to see XF 229 released just now, looking forward to installing it. Just a quick clarification please.

I see that compatibility with PHP 8.1 has been improved in several areas, but is it now recommended to use it on a production system?

It seems to me it still isn't, especially as the system requirements page shows as below. I want to use the highest version of PHP that's recommended.

 

[Ntown]

My exact question as well!

 

[Paul B]

PHP 8.0 is recommended.

You can use 8.1 but it is not guaranteed to work without errors.

 

[FTL]

Thankyou, clarified nicely.

 

[Ntown]

Would love to hear reports from anyone on 2.2.9 and 8.1.

 

[Muddy Boots]

Ill upgrade one of mine to 2.2.9 and switch to 8.1 and let you know

 

[duderuud]

Going to test this on my staging server too.

 

[andybond]

Would love to hear reports from anyone on 2.2.9 and 8.1.

I cannot say I have noticed anything not working at all with 2.2.9 and 8.1

I also ran 8.1 with 2.2.8 without issue

 

[VBX Co]

I also ran 8.1 with 2.2.8 without issue

We're doing that too (8.1.4) without any noticeable problems.

 

[rdn]

Been using 8.1 since December 5 '21 without issues.



And now on XF 2.2.9 and PHP 8.1.5

 

[Old Nick]

And now on XF 2.2.9 and PHP 8.1.5

It was the same with 2.2.8.
The system checks if the minimum requirement is ok, whatever the version above PHP 7 the system will indicate this message

 

[FTL]

Been using 8.1 since December 5 '21 without issues.

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And now on XF 2.2.9 and PHP 8.1.5

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How have you got PHP 8.1.5 on there, is it a beta version? The latest production release is 8.1.4.

 

[bzcomputers]

How have you got PHP 8.1.5 on there, is it a beta version? The latest production release is 8.1.4.

PHP 8.1.5 RC1 came out a couple days ago. You won't see it show on normal repositories until it's an official production release.

 

[rdn]

How have you got PHP 8.1.5 on there, is it a beta version? The latest production release is 8.1.4.

Vit Github and CMM, released 2 days ago:

Tags · php/php-src

The PHP Interpreter. Contribute to php/php-src development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[Rhody]

Has anyone using 8.1 with 2.2.9 noticed an error with PUSH notifications? (when someone LIKEd a post) This was my only issue.



I set it back to PHP 7.4 for now.

I don't see an option for gmp in the multi php editor, or the php.ini.

 

[Kirby]

I don't see an option for gmp in the multi php editor, or the php.ini.

I hae no idea whhat a "multi PHP editor" would be, but GMP is available on PHP 8.1 - we've got that enabled on our servers (using Debian/Ubuntu, no control panel involved).

 

[Rhody]

I hae no idea whhat a "multi PHP editor" would be, but GMP is available on PHP 8.1 - we've got that enabled on our servers (using Debian/Ubuntu, no control panel involved).

Perhaps I should check with my host, to see if it is something they have to enable. I'm fairly limited, by Cpanel.

Thanks

 

[Muddy Boots]

@Rhody You need to tick the box for the relevant php settings in capon (if its not there your host needs to sort it) - looks like gmp extension is missing, tick the gmp box (think its in advanced in php multi ) and then try php 8.1

PHP Options | cPanel & WHM Documentation

This document lists the PHP options available in EasyApache 4.

docs.cpanel.net

 

[motowebmaster]

Finished the upgrade to 2.2.9 a few minutes ago, but also did a Lightspeed and Admin upgrade. Was running php 8.1.4 before and still am now.

 

[Muddy Boots]

XF 2.2.9 Bolt theme 2.2.9 PHP 8.1.5

All seems to be working fine, no reports of any issues