Deploying EOL PHP? Zend Can Help
Zend PHP LTS gives you the freedom to upgrade PHP on your schedule while maintaining compliance standards, such as SOC2, PCI-DSM, and HIPAA. We offer PHP 7.2 support, PHP 7.3 support, PHP 7.4 support, and PHP 8.0 support through our PHP LTS and PHP services.
When you're ready to upgrade, pursue PHP 7 support or PHP 8 support options, or migrate from older versions, our global team of experts is in your corner.
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Keep Your PHP Apps Secure and Supported
With Zend PHP Support, you get a transparent support roadmap and automated PHP updates, plus on-demand, consultative help from a certified PHP expert for all your applications running:
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Enterprise PHP Support for PHP 7.2 and Newer
With Zend, you can get long-term, mission-critical support for PHP versions no longer supported by the community — such as PHP 7.2, PHP 7.3, PHP 7.4, and PHP 8.0.
The community provides comprehensive support for PHP releases for just two years. Zend delivers comprehensive support for PHP releases for at least five years beyond their initial release date, including security and maintenance updates. Let us help you through our PHP 7 LTS and PHP 8 LTS, including PHP 7.2 support, PHP 7.3 support, PHP 7.4 support, and PHP 8.0 support.
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Using EOL PHP Without PHP LTS? Know the Risks.
Using EOL PHP without PHP long term support in production means introducing your application – and company – to substantial risks and costs, including:
Instant PHP Observability and Advanced Automation With ZendHQ
The combination of ZendPHP and ZendHQ gives teams unparalleled tooling for deploying and monitoring PHP applications using modern DevOps orchestration practices, including:
- Monitoring - Detect issues before the become problems, including slow execution time, high memory or CPU usage, or errors.
- Code Tracing and Debugging - Detect the root causes of production issues, define application-specific events and data of interest, and drill into that information for any request.
- Automation - ZendHQ JobQueue makes it easy to scale your application by deferring processing or scheduling recurring work.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Think of Zend PHP LTS as an extended PHP support via PHP LTS.
As an example, PHP 7.4 EOL was in November 2022, which meant that PHP 7.4 versions stopped receiving community patches. Zend provides PHP 7.4 extended support via LTS (which includes CVE patches and bug fixes) through December 2026 – an extension of the lifecycle by 3 years.
Zend currently provides PHP 7 support, including PHP 7.2 LTS, PHP 7.3 LTS, and PHP 7.4 LTS – which includes CVEs and bug fixes. Zend also provides PHP 7 support options, including PHP 7.2 support, PHP 7.3 support, and PHP 7.4 support, with on-demand, consultative PHP support available 24/7/365.
While Zend does not provide PHP 5 support, PHP 5.6 support, PHP 7.0 support, or PHP 7.1 support, services for PHP migrations are available for teams using PHP 5 or early PHP 7 versions who want to migrate.
Zend currently provides PHP LTS for PHP 8.0, as PHP 8.0 reached EOL in November, 2023. PHP 8.1 will reach EOL on December 31, 2025, at which point we will offer PHP 8.1 long term support through December, 2027.
Note: Zend does provide PHP runtimes for PHP versions still on community support, including PHP 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4.
PHP Wordpress support is a common tactic for teams, but it also means teams are locked into upgrading their PHP and Wordpress version at the same time, which can be problematic.
Currently, we recommend that all teams plan to upgrade PHP 7.4 to 8 for WordPress applications. If a migration is not currently feasible, then we recommend utilizing PHP 7.4 long term support or PHP services to keep your WordPress application secure.
PHP 8.0 patches, and patches for subsequent PHP 8 versions, will be delivered in the same way PHP 7 patches, which is via a secure repository. For PHP 8 support, patches will be deployed following the announcement of a new PHP 8 CVE. As new PHP 8 versions reach end of life and new PHP CVEs are disclosed, we will provide continuing PHP 8 support following the same processes.
Teams can purchase PHP LTS for PHP 8 versions from Zend.
This PHP LTS subscription will provide a patch for an announced PHP 8.0 vulnerability. In addition to patches for PHP 8.0 vulnerabilities, and depending on the package selected, PHP 8.0 support from our team is also available with defined SLAs.
PHP 8.0 end of life occurred in November, 2023. Teams still using PHP 8.0 unsupported will need to find a source of patches for their applications, or upgrade to a community-supported version of PHP where they can access patches. Otherwise they'll face exposure to unpatched vulnerabilities.
One such solution is PHP LTS from Zend. We offer PHP 7.2 support, PHP 7.3 support, PHP 7.4 support, and PHP 8.0 support. Our PHP LTS will extend the lifespan of your PHP two years beyond community PHP support.
When a PHP version reaches community support end of life, that means the community stops providing patches for new CVEs impacting that version. As an example for PHP 8.0, if there is a new PHP 8.0 vulnerability, the team deploying that PHP version would need to create a patch for that vulnerability, or expose their application (and sensitive data) to potential exploit.
Teams must utilize PHP LTS or migrate to a supported PHP version, such as choosing to upgrade PHP 7.4 to 8, to keep applications secure against evolving vulnerabilities.
Yes, contact us today via the form on the top of the page for more information. Our migration services can include PHP 7 LTS or PHP 7.2 support, PHP 7.3 support, PHP 7.4 support, and PHP 8.0 support.
For teams seeking PHP 5 support, PHP 5.6 support, or PHP 7.1 support, our migration services are available to assist you as you plan your upgrade.