PHP End of Life (EOL), End of Support (EOS), EOSL, EOSS, and EOSM Dates

Latest Release: 8.5.4 (March 12, 2026)

Official Release Policy

Currently Supported PHP Releases - Active EOS/EOSL Support (4)

Release	Released	Active Support	Security Support	Latest	LTS
8.5	2025-11-20 (4 months ago)	2027-12-31 (in 1 year and 8 months)	2029-12-31 (in 3 years and 8 months)	8.5.4 2026-03-12 (3 weeks and 4 days ago)	-
8.4	2024-11-21 (1 year and 4 months ago)	2026-12-31 (in 8 months)	2028-12-31 (in 2 years and 8 months)	8.4.19 2026-03-12 (3 weeks and 4 days ago)	-
8.3	2023-11-23 (2 years and 4 months ago)	2025-12-31 (3 months ago)	2027-12-31 (in 1 year and 8 months)	8.3.30 2026-01-15 (2 months ago)	-
8.2	2022-12-08 (3 years and 3 months ago)	2024-12-31 (1 year and 3 months ago)	2026-12-31 (in 8 months)	8.2.30 2025-12-18 (3 months ago)	-

PHP End of Life (EOL) Releases - No Longer Supported (14)

Release	Released	Active Support	Security Support	Latest	LTS
8.1	2021-11-25 (4 years and 4 months ago)	2023-11-25 (2 years and 4 months ago)	2025-12-31 (3 months ago)	8.1.34 2025-12-18 (3 months ago)	-
8.0	2020-11-26 (5 years and 4 months ago)	2022-11-26 (3 years and 4 months ago)	2023-11-26 (2 years and 4 months ago)	8.0.30 2023-08-03 (2 years and 8 months ago)	-
7.4	2019-11-28 (6 years and 4 months ago)	2021-11-28 (4 years and 4 months ago)	2022-11-28 (3 years and 4 months ago)	7.4.33 2022-11-03 (3 years and 5 months ago)	-
7.3	2018-12-06 (7 years and 4 months ago)	2020-12-06 (5 years and 4 months ago)	2021-12-06 (4 years and 4 months ago)	7.3.33 2021-11-18 (4 years and 4 months ago)	-
7.2	2017-11-30 (8 years and 4 months ago)	2019-11-30 (6 years and 4 months ago)	2020-11-30 (5 years and 4 months ago)	7.2.34 2020-10-01 (5 years and 6 months ago)	-

7.1	2016-12-01 (9 years and 4 months ago)	2018-12-01 (7 years and 4 months ago)	2019-12-01 (6 years and 4 months ago)	7.1.33 2019-10-24 (6 years and 5 months ago)	-
7.0	2015-12-03 (10 years and 4 months ago)	2018-01-04 (8 years and 3 months ago)	2019-01-10 (7 years and 2 months ago)	7.0.33 2019-01-10 (7 years and 2 months ago)	-
5.6	2014-08-28 (11 years and 7 months ago)	2017-01-19 (9 years and 2 months ago)	2018-12-31 (7 years and 3 months ago)	5.6.40 2019-01-10 (7 years and 2 months ago)	-
5.5	2013-06-20 (12 years and 9 months ago)	2015-07-10 (10 years and 8 months ago)	2016-07-21 (9 years and 8 months ago)	5.5.38 2016-07-21 (9 years and 8 months ago)	-
5.4	2012-03-01 (14 years and 1 month ago)	2014-09-14 (11 years and 6 months ago)	2015-09-14 (10 years and 6 months ago)	5.4.45 2015-09-03 (10 years and 7 months ago)	-
5.3	2009-06-30 (16 years and 9 months ago)	2011-06-30 (14 years and 9 months ago)	2014-08-14 (11 years and 7 months ago)	5.3.29 2014-08-14 (11 years and 7 months ago)	-
5.2	2006-11-02 (19 years and 5 months ago)	2008-11-02 (17 years and 5 months ago)	2011-01-06 (15 years and 3 months ago)	5.2.17 2011-01-06 (15 years and 3 months ago)	-
5.1	2005-11-24 (20 years and 4 months ago)	2006-08-24 (19 years and 7 months ago)	2006-08-24 (19 years and 7 months ago)	5.1.6 2006-08-24 (19 years and 7 months ago)	-
5.0	2004-07-13 (21 years and 8 months ago)	2005-09-05 (20 years and 7 months ago)	2005-09-05 (20 years and 7 months ago)	5.0.5 2005-09-05 (20 years and 7 months ago)	-

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