PHP 5.6 is supported

Hi,

I received the following warning from the plugin:

“You (sic) server is running PHP version 5.6.31. which has not been actively supported since Jan 2017 and is below the recommended 7.0. Using an unsupported version of PHP means that you are using a version that no longer receives important security updates and fixes.”

While I agree that it is better to use the latest PHP, if you can. However, you should be aware that PHP 7 may cause warnings and errors with some older themes and plugins, which is why this site is still using PHP 5.6.31. Except for slower speed, it is without issues and acceptable. You may wish to correct the warning in accordance with the statement from PHP below.

The present status of PHP 5.6, which may be confirmed on the PHP site is as follows:

Branch 5.6 *
Initial Release 28 Aug 2014
Active Support Until 19 Jan 2017
Security Support Until 31 Dec 2018

* As it is the final PHP 5 release, support for PHP 5.6 has been extended: active support will run for an additional four months, and the security fix period has been doubled from one to two years.

• This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by Malae.