Support policy for PHP/Tables


MW Version	Supported PHP Versions	MW Initial Release Date	Upstream supported PHP version(s) at time of MW release	MW Release EOL Date	Upstream supported PHP version(s) at time of MW release EOL	Debian LTS PHP version(s) during support window	Ubuntu LTS PHP version(s) during support window
1.39 (LTS)	PHP 7.4 (7.4.3+)	2022-11-30	7.4^[1] 8.0^[2] 8.1^[3]	2025-12	8.1^[3] 8.2^[4] 8.3^[5]	10^[6]: PHP 7.3 11^[7]: PHP 7.4 12^[8]: PHP 8.2	18.04^[9]: PHP 7.2 20.04^[10]: PHP 7.4 22.04^[11]: PHP 8.1 24.04^[12]: PHP 8.3
1.41	PHP 7.4 (7.4.3+)	2023-12-21	8.1^[3] 8.2^[4] 8.3^[5]	2024-12-31
1.42	PHP 8.1 PHP 8.2 PHP 8.3	2024-06-27	8.1^[3] 8.2^[4] 8.3^[5]	2025-06-30			20.04^[10]: PHP 7.4 22.04^[11]: PHP 8.1 24.04^[12]: PHP 8.3
1.43 (LTS)		2024-12-21	8.1^[3] 8.2^[4] 8.3^[5] 8.4^[13]	2027-12	8.3^[5] 8.4^[13] 8.5 ^[14]	12^[8]: PHP 8.2 13^[15]: PHP 8.4
1.44		2025-07-02	8.1^[3] 8.2^[4] 8.3^[5] 8.4^[13]	2026-06	8.2^[4] 8.3^[5] 8.4^[13] 8.5^[14]	11^[7]: PHP 7.4 12^[8]: PHP 8.2 13^[15]: PHP 8.4
1.45	PHP 8.2 PHP 8.3	2025-12	8.1^[3] 8.2^[4] 8.3^[5] 8.4^[13] 8.5 ^[14]	2026-12	8.2^[4] 8.3^[5] 8.4^[13] 8.5^[14]	12^[8]: PHP 8.2 13^[15]: PHP 8.4	22.04^[11]: PHP 8.1 24.04^[12]: PHP 8.3
1.46 (alpha)	TBC PHP 8.2 (possibly) PHP 8.3 PHP 8.4 (possibly) PHP 8.5 (possibly)	2026-05	8.2^[4] 8.3^[5] 8.4^[13] 8.5 ^[14]	2027-06	8.3^[5] 8.4^[13] 8.5^[14]	12^[8]: PHP 8.2 13^[15]: PHP 8.4	22.04^[11]: PHP 8.1 24.04^[12]: PHP 8.3
1.47 (planned LTS)	TBC	2026-12	8.2^[4] 8.3^[5] 8.4^[13] 8.5 ^[14] (expected) 8.6	2029-12	8.5^[14] (expected) 8.6+	TBC	TBC

Notes

↑ PHP 7.4 released 2019-11-28 and reached end-of-life 2022-11-28. https://www.php.net/eol
↑ PHP 8.0 released 2020-11-26 and reached end-of-life 2023-11-26. https://www.php.net/eol
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 PHP 8.1 released 2021-11-25 and will reach end-of-life 2025-12-31. https://www.php.net/supported-versions
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 PHP 8.2 released 2022-12-08 and will reach end-of-life 2026-12-31. https://www.php.net/supported-versions
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 ^5.7 ^5.8 PHP 8.3 released 2023-11-23 and will reach end-of-life 2027-12-31. https://www.php.net/supported-versions
↑ Debian 10 "Buster" from 2019-07-06 to 2024-06-30 (EOL LTS).
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Debian 11 Bullseye from 2021-08-14 to 2026-06-30 (EOL) provides PHP 7.4.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 Debian 12 Bookworm from 2023-06-10 to 2028-06-30 (LTS) provides PHP 8.2.
↑ Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" from 2018-04-26 to 2023-06.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 Focal from 2020-04 to 2025-05 provides PHP 7.4.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy from 2022-04 to 2027-04 provides PHP 8.1.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 Ubuntu 24.04 Noble from 2024-04 to 2029-04 provides PHP 8.3.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 ^13.4 ^13.5 ^13.6 PHP 8.4 released 2024-11-21 and will reach end-of-life 2028-12-31. https://www.php.net/supported-versions
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 ^14.4 ^14.5 ^14.6 PHP 8.5 released 2025-11-25 and will reach end-of-life 2029-12. https://www.php.net/supported-versions
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 Debian 13 Trixie from 2025-08-05 to 2030-06-30 (EOL) provides PHP 8.4.

[1] PHP 7.4 released 2019-11-28 and reached end-of-life 2022-11-28. https://www.php.net/eol

[2] PHP 8.0 released 2020-11-26 and reached end-of-life 2023-11-26. https://www.php.net/eol

[:1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 PHP 8.1 released 2021-11-25 and will reach end-of-life 2025-12-31. https://www.php.net/supported-versions

[:2-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 PHP 8.2 released 2022-12-08 and will reach end-of-life 2026-12-31. https://www.php.net/supported-versions

[:3-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 ^5.7 ^5.8 PHP 8.3 released 2023-11-23 and will reach end-of-life 2027-12-31. https://www.php.net/supported-versions

[debian10-6] Debian 10 "Buster" from 2019-07-06 to 2024-06-30 (EOL LTS).

[debian11-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Debian 11 Bullseye from 2021-08-14 to 2026-06-30 (EOL) provides PHP 7.4.

[debian12-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 Debian 12 Bookworm from 2023-06-10 to 2028-06-30 (LTS) provides PHP 8.2.

[ubuntu1804-9] Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" from 2018-04-26 to 2023-06.

[ubuntu2004-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 Focal from 2020-04 to 2025-05 provides PHP 7.4.

[ubuntu2204"-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy from 2022-04 to 2027-04 provides PHP 8.1.

[:0-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 Ubuntu 24.04 Noble from 2024-04 to 2029-04 provides PHP 8.3.

[:4-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 ^13.4 ^13.5 ^13.6 PHP 8.4 released 2024-11-21 and will reach end-of-life 2028-12-31. https://www.php.net/supported-versions

[:5-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 ^14.4 ^14.5 ^14.6 PHP 8.5 released 2025-11-25 and will reach end-of-life 2029-12. https://www.php.net/supported-versions

[:6-15] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 Debian 13 Trixie from 2025-08-05 to 2030-06-30 (EOL) provides PHP 8.4.

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