This page lists the end of life date for each unsupported branch of PHP. If you are using these releases, you are strongly urged to upgrade to a current version, as using older versions may expose you to security vulnerabilities and bugs that have been fixed in more recent versions of PHP.
| Branch | Date | Last Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 |
8 Dec 2025 (2 months ago) |
8.2.13 | |
| 8.1 |
25 Nov 2024 (1 year, 2 months ago) |
8.1.26 | |
| 8.0 |
26 Nov 2023 (2 years, 2 months ago) |
8.0.30 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 8.0 to 8.1. |
| 7.4 |
28 Nov 2022 (3 years, 2 months ago) |
7.4.33 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 7.4 to 8.0. |
| 7.3 |
6 Dec 2021 (4 years, 2 months ago) |
7.3.33 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 7.3 to 7.4. |
| 7.2 |
30 Nov 2020 (5 years, 2 months ago) |
7.2.34 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 7.2 to 7.3. |
| 7.1 |
1 Dec 2019 (6 years, 2 months ago) |
7.1.33 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 7.1 to 7.2. |
| 7.0 |
10 Jan 2019 (7 years, 1 month ago) |
7.0.33 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 7.0 to 7.1. |
| 5.6 |
31 Dec 2018 (7 years, 1 month ago) |
5.6.40 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.6 to 7.0. |
| 5.5 |
21 Jul 2016 (9 years, 7 months ago) |
5.5.38 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.5 to 5.6. |
| 5.4 |
3 Sep 2015 (10 years, 5 months ago) |
5.4.45 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.4 to 5.5. |
| 5.3 |
14 Aug 2014 (11 years, 6 months ago) |
5.3.29 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.3 to 5.4. |
| 5.2 |
6 Jan 2011 (15 years, 1 month ago) |
5.2.17 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.2 to 5.3. |
| 5.1 |
24 Aug 2006 (19 years, 5 months ago) |
5.1.6 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.1 to 5.2. |
| 5.0 |
5 Sep 2005 (20 years, 5 months ago) |
5.0.5 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.0 to 5.1. |
| 4.4 |
7 Aug 2008 (17 years, 6 months ago) |
4.4.9 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 4 to 5.0. |
| 4.3 |
31 Mar 2005 (20 years, 10 months ago) |
4.3.11 | |
| 4.2 |
6 Sep 2002 (23 years, 5 months ago) |
4.2.3 | |
| 4.1 |
12 Mar 2002 (23 years, 11 months ago) |
4.1.2 | |
| 4.0 |
23 Jun 2001 (24 years, 7 months ago) |
4.0.6 | |
| 3.0 |
20 Oct 2000 (25 years, 4 months ago) |
3.0.x (latest) |