Fedora 35 Change: PHP 8.0 (Self-Contained Change proposal)

[Ben Cotton]

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/php80

== Summary ==
Update the PHP stack in Fedora to latest version 8.0.x

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


== Detailed Description ==

Update the PHP stack in Fedora to latest version 8.0.x.

* Despiste PHP 8.0 schedule was compatible with Fedora 34 one, we choose to
skip 1 cycle to give more time for projects to adapt to this new major
version
* At Fedora 35 time, PHP 7.3 will be EOL, 7.4 on security mode so 8.0 the
only version with active support, see [
https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php PHP supported version]
* 8.1 is planed for end of year and will be a Fedora 36 feature

Dropped unmaintained extensions (available on PECL if needed):

* xmlrpc

== 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)
*
[[Fedora_Program_Management/ReleaseBlocking/Fedora{{FedoraVersionNumber|next}}|List
of deliverables]]: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
* Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
* Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this 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)
* Blocks product? product

== Documentation ==

* [https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#PHP_8_0 CHANGELOG]
* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration80.php Migrating from PHP 7.4.x
to PHP 8.0.x]
* [https://www.php.net/releases/8.0/en.php PHP 8 released] (new features
announcement)
* [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/php/php-src/PHP-8.0/UPGRADING
UPGRADING]
* [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/php/php-src/PHP-8.0/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
UPGRADING.INTERNALS]

== Release Notes ==


-- 
Ben Cotton
He / Him / His
Senior Program Manager, Fedora & CentOS Stream
Red Hat
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