Hi,
Jan Ehrhardt wrote:
See http://php.net/supported-versions.php
Will PHP 5.6 go into 'security fixes only' on 28 Aug 2015 with a end of
life on 28 Aug 2016? Or will we be postponing this a couple of months?
As others have pointed out, you made a typo.
PHP 5.6 goes into 'security fixes only' on 28th August 2016, next year.
Its end of life is currently planned for 28th August 2017.
That means 5.6 EOL is 20 months and 11 days away. That's more than one
and a half years, it should be enough time to upgrade.
But with that said, there may be problems. Obviously, a lot of people
are still not using 5.6 or 5.5, even if they are unsupported. And while
7.0.0 might be out now, not everything supports it yet. There will be
other factors, too, which would make it difficult to upgrade within that
time period.
However, I'm not sure if extending the release date now is the best
idea. 7.0.0 has only been out for four days. We don't know where the
ecosystem will be in August 2017 or how many people will have migrated.
At this stage, I'm not sure we can assess whether we need an extension.
Furthermore, postponing EOL now means reduced pressure to upgrade to 7.
If people feel they do not have to move any time soon, perhaps they won't.
So, I wonder if it would not be better to wait until nearer the
deadline, and see if we need an extension then?
Thanks!
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