PHP end of life
The newest PHP release still getting fixes is 8.5. PHP 8.4 moves to security fixes only on 31 Dec 2026. PHP 8.1 reached end of life on 31 Dec 2025.
These dates match the PHP supported versions, compared on 16 Oct 2026.
- 8.5 Supported
- 8.4 Supported
- 8.3 Security fixes only
- 8.2 Security fixes only
- 8.1 End of life
- 8.0 End of life
- 7.4 End of life
- 7.3 End of life
- 7.2 End of life
- 7.1 End of life
Which PHP version does your project use?
Drop your project into the End-of-Life Checker to see every runtime, base image and framework it uses, in your browser.
Every PHP release
| Release | Released | Active Support ends | End of life | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 20 Nov 2025 | 31 Dec 2027 | 31 Dec 2029 | 8.5.11 | Supported |
| 8.4 | 21 Nov 2024 | 31 Dec 2026 | 31 Dec 2028 | 8.4.26 | Supported |
| 8.3 | 23 Nov 2023 | 31 Dec 2025 | 31 Dec 2027 | 8.3.35 | Security fixes only |
| 8.2 | 8 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2026 | 8.2.34 | Security fixes only |
| 8.1 | 25 Nov 2021 | 25 Nov 2023 | 31 Dec 2025 | 8.1.34 | End of life |
| 8.0 | 26 Nov 2020 | 26 Nov 2022 | 26 Nov 2023 | 8.0.30 | End of life |
| 7.4 | 28 Nov 2019 | 28 Nov 2021 | 28 Nov 2022 | 7.4.33 | End of life |
| 7.3 | 6 Dec 2018 | 6 Dec 2020 | 6 Dec 2021 | 7.3.33 | End of life |
| 7.2 | 30 Nov 2017 | 30 Nov 2019 | 30 Nov 2020 | 7.2.34 | End of life |
| 7.1 | 1 Dec 2016 | 1 Dec 2018 | 1 Dec 2019 | 7.1.33 | End of life |
| 7.0 | 3 Dec 2015 | 4 Jan 2018 | 10 Jan 2019 | 7.0.33 | End of life |
| 5.6 | 28 Aug 2014 | 19 Jan 2017 | 31 Dec 2018 | 5.6.40 | End of life |
| 5.5 | 20 Jun 2013 | 10 Jul 2015 | 21 Jul 2016 | 5.5.38 | End of life |
| 5.4 | 1 Mar 2012 | 14 Sept 2014 | 14 Sept 2015 | 5.4.45 | End of life |
| 5.3 | 30 Jun 2009 | 30 Jun 2011 | 14 Aug 2014 | 5.3.29 | End of life |
| 5.2 | 2 Nov 2006 | 2 Nov 2008 | 6 Jan 2011 | 5.2.17 | End of life |
| 5.1 | 24 Nov 2005 | 24 Aug 2006 | 24 Aug 2006 | 5.1.6 | End of life |
| 5.0 | 13 Jul 2004 | 5 Sept 2005 | 5 Sept 2005 | 5.0.5 | End of life |
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which PHP version should I use?
PHP 8.5 is the newest release still getting fixes, with fixes until 31 Dec 2029 (security fixes only from 31 Dec 2027). Check your own dependencies before upgrading.
When is PHP 8.5 end of life?
PHP 8.5 reaches end of life on 31 Dec 2029 (in 3 years). Before that, it moves to security fixes only on 31 Dec 2027.
When is PHP 8.4 end of life?
PHP 8.4 reaches end of life on 31 Dec 2028 (in 2 years). Before that, it moves to security fixes only on 31 Dec 2026.
When is PHP 8.3 end of life?
PHP 8.3 reaches end of life on 31 Dec 2027 (in 14 months). It gets security fixes only until then.
When is PHP 8.2 end of life?
PHP 8.2 reaches end of life on 31 Dec 2026 (in 2 months). It gets security fixes only until then.
Where these dates come from
From the PHP page on endoflife.date, maintained by its contributors and published under the MIT License, which follows PHP’s own release policy. We download it daily; these dates last changed on 15 Oct 2026 and were last confirmed on 16 Oct 2026. See Methodology & sources.