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PHP releases

PHP releases and support.

Which PHP versions are supported, until when, and what was released recently. Official data from php.net, checked 22 Oct 2026.

Supported branches

The bar runs from first release to the end of security support; the darker part is active support, the marker is the check date. Dates come from php.net and can change when the PHP project extends a branch.

Lessons on this site run PHP 8.5.10 compiled to WebAssembly in your browser. The latest PHP 8.5 release is 8.5.12; the browser build follows when its WebAssembly package is updated.

Recent releases

VersionReleasedTypeDetails
8.5.1221 Oct 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.4.2721 Oct 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.3.3621 Oct 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.2.3521 Oct 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.5.1124 Sept 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.4.2624 Sept 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.3.3524 Sept 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.2.3424 Sept 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.5.1027 Aug 2026Bug fixesAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.4.2527 Aug 2026Bug fixesAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.5.930 Jul 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.4.2430 Jul 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.3.3330 Jul 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.2.3330 Jul 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.5.82 Jul 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.4.232 Jul 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.3.322 Jul 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.2.322 Jul 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.5.74 Jun 2026Bug fixesAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.4.224 Jun 2026Bug fixesAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.5.67 May 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.4.217 May 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.3.317 May 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.2.317 May 2026SecurityAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.5.59 Apr 2026Bug fixesAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.4.209 Apr 2026Bug fixesAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.5.412 Mar 2026Bug fixesAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.4.1912 Mar 2026Bug fixesAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.5.312 Feb 2026Bug fixesAnnouncement · ChangeLog
8.4.1812 Feb 2026Bug fixesAnnouncement · ChangeLog

End-of-life branches

These branches receive no fixes, including security fixes. Keep them only for migration work.

BranchLast releaseSecurity support ended
PHP 8.18.1.3431 Dec 2025
PHP 8.08.0.3026 Nov 2023
PHP 7.47.4.3328 Nov 2022
PHP 7.37.3.336 Dec 2021
PHP 7.27.2.3430 Nov 2020
PHP 7.17.1.331 Dec 2019
PHP 7.07.0.3310 Jan 2019
PHP 5.65.6.4031 Dec 2018

Source: php.net supported versions and release archive.