OpenStack-SDK-PHP/MinimumVersion
This document attempts to detail the current state of PHP versions working to find the minimum version of PHP the OpenStack SDK should support. This document is relevant as of February 2014.
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PHP Version Usage
According to w3techs, PHP 5 has a 97.7% market share. The minor version usage breakdown as of February 2014 is:
| Version | Usage | State |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1.2% | Latest |
| 5.4 | 13.1% | Stable |
| 5.3 | 52.1% | EOL 7/2014 |
| 5.2 | 31.8% | EOL |
| 5.1 | 1.7% | EOL |
| 5.0 | .7% | EOL |
Note: For those with Zend Server agreements there will be longer term PHP 5.3 support. Zend have pledged an additional 2 years support for 5.3 after its EOL (March 2013). They will no longer support 5.3 in ~12 months (March 2015).
PHP Version Shipped in Operating Systems and Toolkits
Apple
| System Version | PHP Version |
|---|---|
| 10.9 | 5.4 |
| 10.8 | 5.3 |
Ubuntu
| System Version | PHP Version | System Support |
|---|---|---|
| 14.04 LTS | 5.5 | Not yet released. Supported until spring 2019. |
| 13.10 | 5.5 | Supported until summer 2014 |
| 13.04 | 5.4 | No longer supported |
| 12.10 | 5.4 | Supported until spring 2014 |
| 12.04 LTS | 5.3 | Supported until spring 2017 |
| 10.04 LTS | 5.3 | Supported until spring 2015 |
Ubuntu release information from wikipedia.
Debian
| System Version | PHP Version | System Support |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5.5 | Not yet released. |
| 7 | 5.4 | TBA |
| 6 | 5.3 | Expected May 2014 |
CentOS
| System Version | Full Updates | Maintenance Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Q2 2016 | November 2020 |
| 5 | January 2013 | March 2017 |
You can install PHP 5.5 and 5.4 via yum.
Microsoft
- The Microsoft Web Platform Installer contains PHP 5.2.17 and 5.3.5. This is for IIS 7 and the latest is IIS 8.5.
- There are Windows installers with details on what to do for IIS and Apache on the PHP windows download site.
- The IIS PHP site big install button is for PHP 5.3.
- Microsoft suggests installing PHP from the Web PI which offers 5.3.
- WAMP currently offers PHP 5.3 or 5.4.
Minimum PHP Version for Applications, Frameworks, and Libraries
Drupal
| App Version | PHP Version | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5.4 | In development. Release TBD (potentially 2014). Potentially supported for 6 years. |
| 7 | 5.3 | Stable. Supported until Drupal 9 comes out which is estimated at being 3 - 4 years. |
| 6 | 4.4 | EOL when Drupal 8 is released or shortly after. |
Wordpress
As of Wordpress 3.2 it requires PHP 5.2.4 or higher.
Laravel
Laravel 4.0 and 4.1 require PHP 5.3. The master branch of in development code requires PHP 5.4.
Zend Framework (zf2)
Required PHP 5.3.3 or newer. The latest development branch required 5.3.23. There is no ticket to move to a newer version of PHP.
Symfony
Currently requires PHP 5.3.3 or newer.
PHPUnit
Requires PHP 5.3.3 or newer.
PHPDoc
Requires PHP 5.3.3 or newer.
AWS SDK
Requires PHP 5.3.3 or newer.
Azure SDK
Requires PHP 5.3.0 or newer.
