{"664361":{"#nid":"664361","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Change in service: PHP 7.4 End of Life","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch1\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is happening?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h1\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EPHP 7.4 is reaching End of Life this November.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003ETo avoid conflicts with the Drupal 7 migration efforts happening in parallel on campus, OIT Web Hosting will be ending support for PHP 7.4 on Plesk Hosting on \u003Cstrong\u003EFeb 28, 2023\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EAll sites will be required to be on PHP 8.0 or higher by the end of February 2023.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EAs part of our annual PHP End of Life process, we will be making the following changes:\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOn Feb 2, 6PM:\u003C\/strong\u003E all sites still running on PHP 7.4 will be mass-upgraded to PHP 8.0.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOn Feb 28, 6PM:\u003C\/strong\u003E PHP 7.4 will be completely removed from the servers.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EWe will also be sending regular, monthly reminders on these changes.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch1\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h1\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch1\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho is affected?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h1\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you are a site owner with site(s) on Plesk Hosting using PHP 7.4, you are affected by this change.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch1\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you need to do?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h1\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EPHP 8.0 represents a new major version, with some big changes from PHP 7.4. 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PHP 7.4\u003C\/a\u003E up until PHP 7.4 is fully removed from the servers on Feb 28.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch1\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat if you have questions?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h1\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ECommon questions:\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIs there a guide about the changes between PHP 7.4 to PHP 8.0?\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EYes, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.php.net\/manual\/en\/migration80.php\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/www.php.net\/manual\/en\/migration80.php\u0022\u003Ereview the official PHP.net migration guide about moving to PHP 8.0 from PHP 7.4\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHow do I change the PHP version that my site is using, to upgrade or downgrade 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