[PHP-DEV] Microsoft Support of PHP on Windows

"Dale Hirt via internals" <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Jul 2020 18:48:44 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.php.devel,gmane.comp.php.windows
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Hello PHP Internals,

My name is Dale Hirt and I am the project manager for PHP inside Microsoft.

We currently support PHP with development and build efforts for PHP 7.3, an=
d PHP 7.4.  In addition, we help with building PHP 7.2 on Windows when secu=
rity fixes are required..

However, as PHP 8.0 is now ramping up, we wanted to let the community know =
what our current plans are going forward.

We know that the current cadence is 2 years from release for bug fixes, and=
 1 year after that for security fixes.  This means that PHP 7.2 will be goi=
ng out of support in November.  PHP 7.3 will be going into security fix mod=
e only in November.  PHP 7.4 will continue to have another year of bug fix =
and then one year of security fixes.  We are committed to maintaining devel=
opment and building of PHP on Windows for 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 as long as they =
are officially supported.  We are not, however, going to be supporting PHP =
for Windows in any capacity for version 8.0 and beyond.

Please feel free to direct any questions to me at [email protected]<mailto:d=
[email protected]>.

Dale Hirt
Service Engineer
425-704-8109
 [cid:[email protected]]
Nothing can stop a team.
Work remotely with Microsoft Teams<https://products.office.com/en-us/micros=
oft-teams/group-chat-software?ms.url=3Dmicrosoftcomteams&rtc=3D1>.


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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hello PHP Internals,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">My name is Dale Hirt and I am the project manager fo=
r PHP inside Microsoft.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We currently support PHP with development and build =
efforts for PHP 7.3, and PHP 7.4.&nbsp; In addition, we help with building =
PHP 7.2 on Windows when security fixes are required..&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">However, as PHP 8.0 is now ramping up, we wanted to =
let the community know what our current plans are going forward.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We know that the current cadence is 2 years from rel=
ease for bug fixes, and 1 year after that for security fixes.&nbsp; This me=
ans that PHP 7.2 will be going out of support in November.&nbsp; PHP 7.3 wi=
ll be going into security fix mode only in November.&nbsp;
 PHP 7.4 will continue to have another year of bug fix and then one year of=
 security fixes.&nbsp; We are committed to maintaining development and buil=
ding of PHP on Windows for 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 as long as they are officially =
supported.&nbsp; We are not, however, going
 to be supporting PHP for Windows in any capacity for version 8.0 and beyon=
d.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Please feel free to direct any questions to me at <a=
 href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">
[email protected]</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-size:=
10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI Semibold&quot;,sans-serif;color:#595959">=
Dale Hirt</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-size:=
10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#595959">Service E=
ngineer</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;mar=
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<span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif=
;color:#595959">425-704-8109</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></=
o:p></span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-size:=
10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#595959">Nothing c=
an stop a team.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:.5in"><span style=3D"font-size:=
10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#595959">Work remo=
tely with
</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><a href=3D"https://products.office.=
com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software?ms.url=3Dmicrosoftcomteams&am=
p;rtc=3D1"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif;color=
:#595959">Microsoft Teams</span></a>.</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt=
"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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