PHP End of Life Dates
Release, end of support and end of life dates for every tracked PHP version, with current status.
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Status as of 2026-09-23 (UTC): 18 versions tracked; 2 supported, 2 security fixes only, 0 ending within 90 days, 14 end of life.
| Version | Status | Released | Active support ends | Security support ends | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | Supported | 2025-11-20 | 2027-12-31 | 2029-12-31 | 8.5.10 |
| 8.4 | Supported | 2024-11-21 | 2026-12-31 | 2028-12-31 | 8.4.25 |
| 8.3 | Security fixes only | 2023-11-23 | 2025-12-31 | 2027-12-31 | 8.3.33 |
| 8.2 | Security fixes only | 2022-12-08 | 2024-12-31 | 2026-12-31 | 8.2.33 |
| 8.1 | End of life | 2021-11-25 | 2023-11-25 | 2025-12-31 | 8.1.34 |
| 8.0 | End of life | 2020-11-26 | 2022-11-26 | 2023-11-26 | 8.0.30 |
| 7.4 | End of life | 2019-11-28 | 2021-11-28 | 2022-11-28 | 7.4.33 |
| 7.3 | End of life | 2018-12-06 | 2020-12-06 | 2021-12-06 | 7.3.33 |
| 7.2 | End of life | 2017-11-30 | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 7.2.34 |
| 7.1 | End of life | 2016-12-01 | 2018-12-01 | 2019-12-01 | 7.1.33 |
| 7.0 | End of life | 2015-12-03 | 2018-01-04 | 2019-01-10 | 7.0.33 |
| 5.6 | End of life | 2014-08-28 | 2017-01-19 | 2018-12-31 | 5.6.40 |
| 5.5 | End of life | 2013-06-20 | 2015-07-10 | 2016-07-21 | 5.5.38 |
| 5.4 | End of life | 2012-03-01 | 2014-09-14 | 2015-09-14 | 5.4.45 |
| 5.3 | End of life | 2009-06-30 | 2011-06-30 | 2014-08-14 | 5.3.29 |
| 5.2 | End of life | 2006-11-02 | 2008-11-02 | 2011-01-06 | 5.2.17 |
| 5.1 | End of life | 2005-11-24 | 2006-08-24 | 2006-08-24 | 5.1.6 |
| 5.0 | End of life | 2004-07-13 | 2005-09-05 | 2005-09-05 | 5.0.5 |
Note: "Not announced" means the vendor has not published a date. "Ended (no date published)" means the source marks it ended without a date. Dates are compared as calendar days in UTC, so a date can flip up to a day earlier or later than your local calendar.
Data: endoflife.date (MIT license), snapshot 2026-09-23. Dates come from each vendor's published lifecycle. Always confirm with the vendor link before a purchase or migration decision.