PHP 8.4 compatibility tracking

[petecooper]

https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84

At the time of writing, PHP 8.4 GA is expected late November 2024. The first alpha is expected in July 2024.

• PHP 8.3 tracking issue: PHP 8.3 compatibility tracking #1872
• PHP 8.2 tracking issue: PHP 8.2 compatibility tracking #1802
• PHP 8.1 tracking issue: PHP 8.1 compatibility tracking #1696

I will tool-up the demo server from Alpha 1 onwards.

Working on the basis we will have official support for PHP 8.3 in Textpattern 4.9 and it's unlikely we'll have Textpattern 5 ready by November, I propose we aim to cover any changes needed for PHP 8.4 support in a Textpattern 4.9 patch release.

[Bloke]

Sounds like a plan. Is there any PHP 8.4 roadmap we can take a look at? There seem to be fewer and fewer major issues with each eight point release so maybe 8.4 won't be a big upset and txp 4.9 will be compatible anyway. Would be good to see if there's anything big they are planning.

[petecooper]

https://wiki.php.net/rfc#php_84

https://php.watch/versions/8.4

[Bloke]

Thanks and apologies for being lazy not digging the stuff out myself. Was on the move. So it looks as if the only possible casualty might be https://php.watch/versions/8.4/CURLOPT_BINARYTRANSFER-deprecated. Can't remember if we use it or not but I'll check.

If not, nothing much else seems problematic at present. That's good.

[petecooper]

No apologies needed @Bloke - all good.