Jens Geyer created THRIFT-6334:
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Summary: Adopt a version support policy and require PHP 8.3
Key: THRIFT-6334
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-6334
Project: Thrift
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: Build Process, Documentation, PHP - Library
Reporter: Jens Geyer
Fix For: 0.26.0
PHP 8.1 reached end of life on 2025-12-31 and 8.2 reaches it on 2026-12-31. 8.3
is the oldest release still receiving upstream security support, so it becomes
the supported floor for 0.26.0.
This change:
* raises the {{composer.json}} requirement to {{^8.3}} and the
{{lib/php/README.md}} minimum to 8.3;
* narrows the PHP CI matrix from {{[8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5]}} to {{[8.3, 8.4,
8.5]}} and the static-analysis job to 8.3;
* moves the {{ubuntu-jammy}} and {{ubuntu-focal}} build images to PHP 8.3 (both
via {{ppa:ondrej/php}});
* updates the PHP row in {{LANGUAGES.md}}.
It also records a *version support policy* in {{LANGUAGES.md}}: Thrift targets
the language/runtime versions still receiving upstream support (active or
security) at release time; older, end-of-life versions are kept only while the
cost is manageable, and dropped when that is no longer practical -- for example
when an end-of-life version carries defects that affect Thrift and that its
upstream will no longer fix, as PHP 8.1 does. This makes future minimum-version
changes follow a stated rule rather than a per-release debate.
Note: this raises the minimum PHP version, so it is a breaking change for users
still on PHP 8.1 or 8.2.
_Drafted with AI assistance (Claude Opus 4.8); reviewed and filed by Jens
Geyer._
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