F36 Change: PHP 8.1 (Self-Contained Change proposal)

[Ben Cotton]

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/php81

== Summary ==
Update the PHP stack in Fedora to latest version 8.1.x

== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:Remi| Remi Collet]] and [[SIGs/PHP|PHP SIG]]
* Email: remi at fedoraproject dot org

== Current status ==
* An testing module is available in my
[https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2021/09/02/PHP-on-the-road-to-the-8.1.0-relea...]
* List of [https://github.com/remicollet/remirepo/issues/177
extensions compatibility list]
* [https://wiki.php.net/todo/php81 Upstream schedule for 8.1]

* Sep 30th 2020 PHP 8.1.0RC1 was released

== Detailed Description ==

Update the PHP stack in Fedora to latest version 8.1.x.

Fedora have a 6 months cycle, PHP and a 1 year, common practice for some years
* 2 Fedora cycles for each PHP minor release (exceptions below)
* 3 Fedora cycles for latest minor (e.g. 5.6 or 7.4) to give more time
before next major
* 1 Fedora cycle for first major (e.g. 7.0 or 8.0)

== Benefit to Fedora ==

Provides the latest PHP version to developers and system administrators.

== Scope ==
* Proposal owners: Check Koschei status. Test with latest version to
ensure compatibility. Work with upstream on bug fixing. Needed mass
rebuild (C extensions) done by change owner.
* Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
* Release engineering: N/A
* Policies and guidelines: N/A
* Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
N/A (not a System Wide Change)

== How To Test ==

* The PHP stack (extensions and libraries) are monitored by Koschei,
see the [https://apps.fedoraproject.org/koschei/groups/php?order_by=state%2C-started
Koschei PHP group]
* install and play with your web applications

== User Experience ==

Developers and system administrators will have the great benefit or
running the latest PHP version.

== Dependencies ==

All php-* packages (and some *-php)

== Contingency Plan ==
* Contingency mechanism: Drop not compatible packages.
* Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
* Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change)

== Documentation ==

* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration80.php Migrating from PHP
8.0.x to PHP 8.1.x]
* [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/php/php-src/PHP-8.1/UPGRADING UPGRADING]
* [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/php/php-src/PHP-8.1/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
UPGRADING.INTERNALS]