This page lists the end of life date for each unsupported branch of PHP. If you are using these releases, you are strongly urged to upgrade to a current version, as using older versions may expose you to security vulnerabilities and bugs that have been fixed in more recent versions of PHP.
| Branch | Date | Last Release | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 1 Dec 2019 | 5 months ago | 7.1.33 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 7.1 to 7.2. |
| 7.0 | 10 Jan 2019 | 1 year, 4 months ago | 7.0.33 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 7.0 to 7.1. |
| 5.6 | 31 Dec 2018 | 1 year, 4 months ago | 5.6.40 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.6 to 7.0. |
| 5.5 | 21 Jul 2016 | 3 years, 10 months ago | 5.5.38 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.5 to 5.6. |
| 5.4 | 3 Sep 2015 | 4 years, 8 months ago | 5.4.45 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.4 to 5.5. |
| 5.3 | 14 Aug 2014 | 5 years, 9 months ago | 5.3.29 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.3 to 5.4. |
| 5.2 | 6 Jan 2011 | 9 years, 4 months ago | 5.2.17 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.2 to 5.3. |
| 5.1 | 24 Aug 2006 | 13 years, 9 months ago | 5.1.6 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.1 to 5.2. |
| 5.0 | 5 Sep 2005 | 14 years, 8 months ago | 5.0.5 | A guide is available for migrating from PHP 5.0 to 5.1. |
| 4.4 | 7 Aug 2008 | 11 years, 9 months ago | 4.4.9 |
A guide is available for migrating from PHP 4 to PHP 5.0. The end of life for PHP 4.4 also marks the end of life for PHP 4 as a whole. |
| 4.3 | 31 Mar 2005 | 15 years, 1 month ago | 4.3.11 | |
| 4.2 | 6 Sep 2002 | 17 years, 8 months ago | 4.2.3 | |
| 4.1 | 12 Mar 2002 | 18 years, 2 months ago | 4.1.2 | |
| 4.0 | 23 Jun 2001 | 18 years, 11 months ago | 4.0.6 | |
| 3.0 | 20 Oct 2000 | 19 years, 7 months ago | 3.0.x (latest) | |