Just checking from fellow CentOS and Wordpress users. Last time, a year ago, I tried upgrading PHP 7.4 to 8.0 it gave massive issues with WP. Is this now a safe option? My CentOS is 8.5.11.
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Hi @Nearly Normal,
I’ve looked around and it seems like the currently supported PHP versions for WordPress are:
PHP Version 7.4 (Security Support, ends on 28/11/2022)
PHP Version 8.0 (Active Support, ends on 26/11/2022)
PHP Version 8.1 (Active Support, ends on 25/11/2023)
This means it should be safe to upgrade your PHP version to 8. Having said that, if you think there might be issues, I’ll recommend creating a snapshot of your Droplet prior to upgrading the PHP version.
These are the recommended combinations of versions for WordPress: https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/
Were your massive issues related primarily to WordPress, or the third-party plugins/themes you might have been using which were not updated to support PHP 8?
Hello,
In addition to what has already been mentioned, I wanted to point out that CentOS Linux 8 has reached End Of Life (EOL) on December 31st, 2021.
I would strongly recommend planning either migration to another OS like Debian or Ubuntu, or upgrading to CentOS Stream.
Best,
Bobby
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