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#35502 PHP Version 7.3 Warning on Siteground.com

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Latest post by on Wednesday, 11 August 2021 20:17 CDT

Sunday, 11 July 2021 23:07 CDT

geoffr

Description of my issue:

Hi, on our Siteground.com Joomla site 3.9.22 (currently undergoing an update) The AkeebaBackup warning is confusing, and states:

Older PHP version 7.3

Your site is currently using PHP 7.3.28. This version of PHP has entered its “Security maintenance” phase since Sunday, 06 December 2020 and has stopped receiving bug fixes. It will stop receiving security updates on Monday, 06 December 2021 at which point it will be unsuitable for use on a live site.

Akeeba Backup will stop supporting your version of PHP soon after it becomes End-of-Life on Monday, 06 December 2021. We recommend that you plan your migration to a newer version of PHP before that date. We recommend PHP 7.3 or later. You can ask your host or your system administrator for instructions. It's easy and it will make your site faster and more secure.

 

Cheers,
Geoff

Monday, 12 July 2021 03:51 CDT

nicholas

Please note that your version of Akeeba Backup is very old. We have already addressed this issue two months ago. Please update your site to Akeeba Backup 8.0.6.

The point about PHP 7.3 becoming end of life at the end of the year still stands. Naturally, the recommended version is one which is still actively supported i.e. 7.4 until December 2021 and 8.0 from December 2021 to December 2022.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Wednesday, 11 August 2021 20:17 CDT

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Edited by on 2021-08-11 20:17 CDT

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