Re: php7.4 on bookworm

[Steve Sobol]

On 2023-06-26 00:52, Markus Schönhaber wrote:


I don't know if that somehow qualifies as "best practice" but Ondřej
Surý packages different PHP versions for Debian and Ubuntu one can
install side-by-side:

https://sury.org/


I can vouch for the quality of the Sury packages. I've used them for 
years.



That said: Upgrading the website to use a upstream-supported version
of PHP would probably be really "best practice".


But yes, upgrading is your best bet.

Re: php7.4 on bookworm

[mick.crane]

On 2023-06-26 08:08, Stefan Begerad wrote:

Dear community,
Somehow my Debian 11 was automagically upgraded to Debian 12 perhaps
by the hosting company. However, there is a website running on this
Debian that requieres php7.4. That website is incompatible with the
php version Debian 12 is offering and down at the moment.

From the packages it looks like Debian 12 is offering php8.2. Can you
recommend a best practice how to run php7.4 on a Debian 12 in an
production environment?

Any hint is appreciated. Cheers,


My hosting company seemed to think it was pretty serious as they 
intended to "fine" anybody monthly who didn't update their website.


mick

Re: php7.4 on bookworm

[Markus Schönhaber]

26.06.23, 09:08 +0200, Stefan Begerad:


Somehow my Debian 11 was automagically upgraded to Debian 12 perhaps by
the hosting company. However, there is a website running on this Debian
that requieres php7.4. That website is incompatible with the php version
Debian 12 is offering and down at the moment.

  From the packages it looks like Debian 12 is offering php8.2. Can you
recommend a best practice how to run php7.4 on a Debian 12 in an
production environment?


I don't know if that somehow qualifies as "best practice" but Ondřej 
Surý packages different PHP versions for Debian and Ubuntu one can 
install side-by-side:


https://sury.org/

What I also do sometimes is to create a container/VM with desired 
software stack and let the "frontend" HTTP server act as a reverse proxy 
for the container/VM.


That said: Upgrading the website to use a upstream-supported version of 
PHP would probably be really "best practice".


--
Regards
  mks

Re: php7.4 on bookworm

[Nicolas George]

Stefan Begerad (12023-06-26):
> Somehow my Debian 11 was automagically upgraded to Debian 12 perhaps by the
> hosting company.

The fact that you do not know is deeply concerning.

>   However, there is a website running on this Debian that
> requieres php7.4. That website is incompatible with the php version Debian
> 12 is offering and down at the moment.
> 
> From the packages it looks like Debian 12 is offering php8.2. Can you
> recommend a best practice how to run php7.4 on a Debian 12 in an production
> environment?

Yes: do not.

PHP 7.4 has reached its end of life one year and a half ago and its end
of life support six months ago.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George

php7.4 on bookworm

[Stefan Begerad]

Dear community,
Somehow my Debian 11 was automagically upgraded to Debian 12 perhaps by 
the hosting company. However, there is a website running on this Debian 
that requieres php7.4. That website is incompatible with the php version 
Debian 12 is offering and down at the moment.


From the packages it looks like Debian 12 is offering php8.2. Can you 
recommend a best practice how to run php7.4 on a Debian 12 in an 
production environment?


Any hint is appreciated. Cheers,

Stefan Begerad