Re: [Tiki-users] PHP-Version for Tiki 27

Volker Wysk <post-hhF2Jplw28UoZk/[email protected]> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:52:19 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.cms.tiki.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi, Jonny

Am Montag, dem 09.02.2026 um 14:14 +0000 schrieb jonny--- via TikiWiki-
users:
> Hi Volker
> 
> I'm only now about to start testing 27.x properly on php 8.4 so hopefully
> any remaining wrinkles should be fixed soon, but i've heard it runs ok
> (tiki-check.php says it's fine!)
> 
> I just updated the Tiki27 page, well spotted!

The way you updated it, means that the Tiki27 page documents the latest 27.x
version. That's fine, but it should be stated.

Happy hacking,
Volker


> 
> Hope Tiki 29 goes ok for you! :)
> 
> jonny
> 
> 
> 
> > On 9 Feb 2026, at 11:07, Volker Wysk <post-hhF2Jplw28UoZk/[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > Never mind. I'll upgrade to Tiki 29.
> > 
> > V.
> > 
> > Am Montag, dem 09.02.2026 um 11:56 +0100 schrieb Volker Wysk:
> > > Hi!
> > > 
> > > On the following page, it's written that Tiki 27 supports PHP 8.1 to
> > > PHP
> > > 8.3:
> > > 
> > > https://doc.tiki.org/Tiki27
> > > 
> > > On the following page, it states that the maximum PHP version for Tiki
> > > 27
> > > is
> > > 8.4.:
> > > 
> > > https://doc.tiki.org/Requirements
> > > 
> > > It looks like the first one is out of sync. 
> > > 
> > > The problem is, that Ondrej Sury's PHP packages support only the
> > > latest
> > > LTS-
> > > Version of Ubuntu (24.04). So I'm wondering if Tiki 27 will work with
> > > PHP
> > > 8.4. My Tiki27-Version is 27.2, and that doesn't work with PHP 8.4.
> > > Could
> > > it
> > > be that Tiki 27.5 works with PHP 8.4?
> > > 
> > > I tried the "Fake it till you make it" approach, but that doesn't
> > > work.
> > > FYI,
> > > it's documented here:
> > > 
> > > https://getrector.com/blog/how-to-install-old-or-new-php-on-non-lts-ubuntu#content-fake-it-till-you-make-it
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > Volker
> > > 
> > > 
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