PHP End of Life Dates
Languages & runtimesAll 23 PHP release branches: support windows, latest releases, and what each EOL branch has missed since. Updated daily — last refresh 2026-10-05.
4still supported
19end of life
31 Dec 2026next to expire — 8.2
Support lifecycle at a glance
■ supported ■ security fixes only ■ end of life
All versions
"CVEs missed" = PHP vulnerabilities published after that branch's EOL, fixed only in newer branches. Source: NVD.
| Branch | Released | Active Support ends | Security Support ends | Status | CVEs missed | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 20 Nov 202510mo ago | 31 Dec 2027 | 31 Dec 2029in 3y 3mo | supported | — | 8.5.11 |
| 8.4 | 21 Nov 20241y 10mo ago | 31 Dec 2026 | 31 Dec 2028in 2y 3mo | supported | — | 8.4.26 |
| 8.3 | 23 Nov 20232y 10mo ago | 31 Dec 2025 | 31 Dec 2027in 1y 3mo | supported | — | 8.3.35 |
| 8.2 | 8 Dec 20223y 10mo ago | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2026in 3mo | supported | — | 8.2.34 |
| 8.1 | 25 Nov 20214y 10mo ago | — | 31 Dec 20259mo ago | EOL | 14 | 8.1.34 |
| 8.0 | 26 Nov 20205y 10mo ago | — | 26 Nov 20232y 10mo ago | EOL | 45 | 8.0.30 |
| 7.4 | 28 Nov 20196y 10mo ago | — | 28 Nov 20223y 10mo ago | EOL | 52 | 7.4.33 |
| 7.3 | 6 Dec 20187y 10mo ago | — | 6 Dec 20214y 10mo ago | EOL | 60 | 7.3.33 |
| 7.2 | 30 Nov 20178y 10mo ago | — | 30 Nov 20205y 10mo ago | EOL | 68 | 7.2.34 |
| 7.1 | 1 Dec 20169y 10mo ago | — | 1 Dec 20196y 10mo ago | EOL | 93 | 7.1.33 |
| 7.0 | 3 Dec 201510y 10mo ago | — | 10 Jan 20197y 9mo ago | EOL | 121 | 7.0.33 |
| 5.6 | 28 Aug 201412y 1mo ago | — | 31 Dec 20187y 9mo ago | EOL | 121 | 5.6.40 |
| 5.5 | 20 Jun 201313y 3mo ago | — | 21 Jul 201610y 2mo ago | EOL | 240 | 5.5.38 |
| 5.4 | 1 Mar 201214y 7mo ago | — | 3 Sept 201511y 1mo ago | EOL | 322 | 5.4.45 |
| 5.3 | 30 Jun 200917y 3mo ago | — | 14 Aug 201412y 2mo ago | EOL | 365 | 5.3.29 |
| 5.2 | 2 Nov 200619y 11mo ago | — | 6 Jan 201115y 9mo ago | EOL | 461 | 5.2.17 |
| 5.1 | 24 Nov 200520y 10mo ago | — | 24 Aug 200620y 1mo ago | EOL | 667 | 5.1.6 |
| 5.0 | 13 Jul 200422y 3mo ago | — | 5 Sept 200521y 1mo ago | EOL | 696 | 5.0.5 |
| 4.4 | 11 Jul 200521y 3mo ago | — | 7 Aug 200818y 2mo ago | EOL | 528 | 4.4.9 |
| 4.3 | 27 Dec 200223y 9mo ago | — | 31 Mar 200521y 6mo ago | EOL | 701 | 4.3.11 |
| 4.2 | 22 Apr 200224y 5mo ago | — | 6 Sept 200224y 1mo ago | EOL | 731 | 4.2.3 |
| 4.1 | 10 Dec 200124y 10mo ago | — | 12 Mar 200224y 7mo ago | EOL | 736 | 4.1.2 |
| 4.0 | 22 May 200026y 4mo ago | — | 23 Jun 200125y 3mo ago | EOL | 739 | 4.0.6 |