8.5.1
Latest release
Released 21 days ago (December 18, 2025)
| Software |
 PHP |
| Introduction | PHP is an open-source scripting language that is popular worldwide, with simple and easy-to-learn syntax. It can be used for various purposes such as building web applications, command-line tools, etc. |
| Designed by | Rasmus Lerdorf |
| Written in | C |
| Repository | https://github.com/php/php-src |
| Website | https://www.php.net |
| Support policy | https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php |
| License | MIT License |
| Version | Status | First official release | Latest patch release | End of bug fixes | End of security fixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | Supported | 8.5.0 1 month ago November 20, 2025 | 8.5.1 21 days ago December 18, 2025 | Ends in 1 year, 11 months December 31, 2027 | Ends in 3 years, 11 months December 31, 2029 |
| 8.4 | Supported | 8.4.1 1 year ago November 21, 2024 | 8.4.16 21 days ago December 18, 2025 | Ends in 11 months December 31, 2026 | Ends in 2 years, 11 months December 31, 2028 |
| 8.3 | Supported | 8.3.0 2 years ago November 23, 2023 | 8.3.29 21 days ago December 18, 2025 | Ended 7 days ago December 31, 2025 | Ends in 1 year, 11 months December 31, 2027 |
| 8.2 | Supported | 8.2.0 3 years ago December 08, 2022 | 8.2.30 21 days ago December 18, 2025 | Ended 1 year ago December 31, 2024 | Ends in 11 months December 31, 2026 |
| 8.1 | End of life | 8.1.0 4 years ago November 25, 2021 | 8.1.34 21 days ago December 18, 2025 | Ended 2 years, 2 months ago October 25, 2023 | Ended 7 days ago December 31, 2025 |
| 8.0 | End of life | 8.0.0 5 years ago November 26, 2020 | 8.0.30 2 years ago August 03, 2023 | Ended 3 years, 1 month ago November 26, 2022 | Ended 2 years, 1 month ago November 26, 2023 |
| 7.4 | End of life | 7.4.0 6 years ago November 28, 2019 | 7.4.33 3 years ago November 03, 2022 | Ended 4 years, 1 month ago November 28, 2021 | Ended 3 years, 1 month ago November 28, 2022 |
| 7.3 | End of life | 7.3.0 7 years ago December 06, 2018 | 7.3.33 4 years ago November 18, 2021 | Ended 5 years, 1 month ago December 06, 2020 | Ended 4 years, 1 month ago December 06, 2021 |
| 7.2 | End of life | 7.2.0 8 years ago November 30, 2017 | 7.2.34 5 years ago October 01, 2020 | Ended 6 years, 1 month ago November 30, 2019 | Ended 5 years, 1 month ago November 30, 2020 |
| 7.1 | End of life | 7.1.0 9 years ago December 01, 2016 | 7.1.33 6 years ago October 24, 2019 | Ended 7 years, 1 month ago December 01, 2018 | Ended 6 years, 1 month ago December 01, 2019 |
| 7.0 | End of life | 7.0.0 10 years ago December 03, 2015 | 7.0.33 6 years ago January 10, 2019 | Ended 7 years, 11 months ago January 10, 2018 | Ended 6 years, 11 months ago January 10, 2019 |
| 5.6 | End of life | 5.6.0 11 years ago August 28, 2014 | 5.6.40 6 years ago January 10, 2019 | Ended 8 years ago December 31, 2017 | Ended 7 years ago December 31, 2018 |
| 5.5 | End of life | 5.5.0 12 years ago June 20, 2013 | 5.5.38 9 years ago July 21, 2016 | Ended 10 years, 5 months ago July 21, 2015 | Ended 9 years, 5 months ago July 21, 2016 |
| 5.4 | End of life | 5.4.0 13 years ago March 01, 2012 | 5.4.45 10 years ago September 03, 2015 | Ended 11 years, 4 months ago September 03, 2014 | Ended 10 years, 4 months ago September 03, 2015 |
| 5.3 | End of life | 5.3.0 16 years ago June 30, 2009 | 5.3.29 11 years ago August 14, 2014 | Ended 12 years, 4 months ago August 14, 2013 | Ended 11 years, 4 months ago August 14, 2014 |
| 5.2 | End of life | 5.2.0 19 years ago November 02, 2006 | 5.2.17 15 years ago January 06, 2011 | Ended 16 years ago January 06, 2010 | Ended 15 years ago January 06, 2011 |
| 5.1 | End of life | 5.1.0 20 years ago November 24, 2005 | 5.1.6 19 years ago August 24, 2006 | Ended 20 years, 4 months ago August 24, 2005 | Ended 19 years, 4 months ago August 24, 2006 |
| 5.0 | End of life | 5.0.0 21 years ago July 13, 2004 | 5.0.5 20 years ago September 05, 2005 | Ended 21 years, 4 months ago September 05, 2004 | Ended 20 years, 4 months ago September 05, 2005 |
| 4.4 | End of life | 4.4.0 20 years ago July 11, 2005 | 4.4.9 17 years ago August 07, 2008 | Ended 18 years, 5 months ago August 07, 2007 | Ended 17 years, 5 months ago August 07, 2008 |
| 4.3 | End of life | 4.3.0 23 years ago December 27, 2002 | 4.3.11 20 years ago March 31, 2005 | Ended 21 years, 9 months ago March 31, 2004 | Ended 20 years, 9 months ago March 31, 2005 |
| 4.2 | End of life | 4.2.0 23 years ago April 22, 2002 | 4.2.3 23 years ago September 06, 2002 | Ended 24 years, 4 months ago September 06, 2001 | Ended 23 years, 4 months ago September 06, 2002 |
| 4.1 | End of life | 4.1.0 24 years ago December 10, 2001 | 4.1.2 23 years ago March 12, 2002 | Ended 24 years, 9 months ago March 12, 2001 | Ended 23 years, 9 months ago March 12, 2002 |
| 4.0 | End of life | 4.0.0 25 years ago May 22, 2000 | 4.0.6 24 years ago June 23, 2001 | Ended 25 years, 6 months ago June 23, 2000 | Ended 24 years, 6 months ago June 23, 2001 |
Each release branch of PHP will receive support for 2 years, and after that period, it will receive 1 year for security fixes releases.
You can check the PHP version that you have installed on your machine by running the below command:
$ php --version
| Version | Release date |
|---|---|
| 8.5.1 |
21 days ago December 18, 2025 |
| 8.4.16 |
21 days ago December 18, 2025 |
| 8.3.29 |
21 days ago December 18, 2025 |
| 8.2.30 |
21 days ago December 18, 2025 |
| 8.1.34 |
21 days ago December 18, 2025 |