PHP End of Life Dates
All 18 PHP release branches: support windows, latest releases, and what each EOL branch has missed since. Data refreshed 2026-08-09.
Support lifecycle at a glance
■ supported ■ security fixes only ■ end of life
All versions
"CVEs missed" = PHP vulnerabilities published after that branch's EOL, fixed only in newer branches. Source: NVD.
| Branch | Released | End of life | Status | CVEs missed | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 20 Nov 2025 | 31 Dec 2029 | supported | — | 8.5.9 |
| 8.4 | 21 Nov 2024 | 31 Dec 2028 | supported | — | 8.4.24 |
| 8.3 | 23 Nov 2023 | 31 Dec 2027 | supported | — | 8.3.33 |
| 8.2 | 8 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2026 | supported | — | 8.2.33 |
| 8.1 | 25 Nov 2021 | 31 Dec 2025 | EOL | 14 | 8.1.34 |
| 8.0 | 26 Nov 2020 | 26 Nov 2023 | EOL | 45 | 8.0.30 |
| 7.4 | 28 Nov 2019 | 28 Nov 2022 | EOL | 52 | 7.4.33 |
| 7.3 | 6 Dec 2018 | 6 Dec 2021 | EOL | 60 | 7.3.33 |
| 7.2 | 30 Nov 2017 | 30 Nov 2020 | EOL | 68 | 7.2.34 |
| 7.1 | 1 Dec 2016 | 1 Dec 2019 | EOL | 93 | 7.1.33 |
| 7.0 | 3 Dec 2015 | 10 Jan 2019 | EOL | 121 | 7.0.33 |
| 5.6 | 28 Aug 2014 | 31 Dec 2018 | EOL | 121 | 5.6.40 |
| 5.5 | 20 Jun 2013 | 21 Jul 2016 | EOL | 240 | 5.5.38 |
| 5.4 | 1 Mar 2012 | 14 Sept 2015 | EOL | 322 | 5.4.45 |
| 5.3 | 30 Jun 2009 | 14 Aug 2014 | EOL | 365 | 5.3.29 |
| 5.2 | 2 Nov 2006 | 6 Jan 2011 | EOL | 461 | 5.2.17 |
| 5.1 | 24 Nov 2005 | 24 Aug 2006 | EOL | 667 | 5.1.6 |
| 5.0 | 13 Jul 2004 | 5 Sept 2005 | EOL | 696 | 5.0.5 |