PHP end of life: end of support by version
PHP Group · Development & DevOps
For PHP by PHP Group, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 8 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 31/12/2026, that is in 82 days. The current version of PHP is 8.5.11. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 30/09/2026.
When does support end for which PHP version?
A cycle is a maintained version line. Where a date is given, support ends on that day — after it the vendor ships no more security updates for that line.
| Cycle | Latest version | End of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 8.5.11 | 1178 days left | EOL 31 Dec 29 |
| 8.4 | 8.4.26 | 813 days left | EOL 31 Dec 28 |
| 8.3 | 8.3.35 | 447 days left | EOL 31 Dec 27 |
| 8.2 | 8.2.34 | 82 days left | EOL in 82 days |
| 8.1 | 8.1.34 | 283 days ago | End of Life |
| 8.0 | 8.0.30 | 1049 days ago | End of Life |
| 7.4 | 7.4.33 | 1412 days ago | End of Life |
| 7.3 | 7.3.33 | 1769 days ago | End of Life |
| 7.2 | 7.2.34 | 2140 days ago | End of Life |
| 7.1 | 7.1.33 | 2505 days ago | End of Life |
| 7.0 | 7.0.33 | 2830 days ago | End of Life |
| 5.6 | 5.6.40 | 2840 days ago | End of Life |
Which PHP versions no longer receive security updates?
8 of 12 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches — not even for critical flaws.
- PHP 8.18.1.34
- PHP 8.08.0.30
- PHP 7.47.4.33
- PHP 7.37.3.33
- PHP 7.27.2.34
- PHP 7.17.1.33
- PHP 7.07.0.33
- PHP 5.65.6.40
Where does the EOL data for PHP come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the PHP data is as of 30/09/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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