Web Hosting - Available language versions
Objective
The information contained in this guide concerns the versions of PHP, Python, Perl and Apache used with Web Hosting services.
Learn more about PHP, Python, Perl and Apache versions.
Requirements
- An OVHcloud Web Hosting plan
Instructions
Active support : Full support.
Security fixes only : Security fixes only.
End of life : Deprecated, not maintained.
Available version tables
The elements displayed in the tables (✔ or version numbers) are clickable and redirect to the corresponding information page.
| Language | Versions |
|---|---|
| Apache | 2.4 |
| Python | 2 3 |
| Perl | 5 |
| PHP | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stable64 | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Stable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Legacy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
PHP - End-of-Support & End-Of-Life announcements
| Version | Main PHP community dates | Available version from OVHcloud | OVHcloud end of life date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHP 8.5 | End of active support: 2027-12-31 End of security support: 2029-12-31 End of life: 2029-12-31 | Available | 2030-06-30 |
| PHP 8.4 | End of active support: 2026-12-31 End of security support: 2028-12-31 End of life: 2028-12-31 | Available | 2029-06-30 |
| PHP 8.3 | End of active support: 2025-12-31 End of security support: 2027-12-31 End of life: 2027-12-31 | Available | End of life date to be determined |
| PHP 8.2 | End of active support: 2024-12-31 End of security support: 2026-12-31 End of life: 2026-12-31 | Available | End of life date to be determined |
| PHP 8.1 | End of active support: 2023-11-25 End of security support: 2025-12-31 End of life: 2025-12-31 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 8.0 | End of active support: 2022-11-26 End of security support: 2023-11-26 End of life: 2023-11-26 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 7.4 | End of active support: 2021-11-28 End of security support: 2022-11-28 End of life: 2022-11-28 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 7.3 | End of active support: 2020-12-06 End of security support: 2021-12-06 End of life: 2021-12-06 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 7.2 | End of active support: 2019-11-30 End of security support: 2020-11-30 End of life: 2020-11-30 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 7.1 | End of active support: 2018-12-01 End of security support: 2019-12-01 End of life: 2019-12-01 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 7.0 | End of active support: 2017-12-03 End of security support: 2019-01-10 End of life: 2019-01-10 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 5.6 | End of active support: 2017-01-19 End of security support: 2018-12-31 End of life: 2018-12-31 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 5.5 | End of active support: 2015-07-10 End of security support: 2016-07-21 End of life: 2016-07-21 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 5.4 | End of active support: 2014-09-14 End of security support: 2015-09-03 End of life: 2015-09-03 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 5.3 | End of active support: 2011-06-30 End of security support: 2014-08-14 End of life: 2014-08-14 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 5.2 | End of active support: 2008-11-02 End of security support: 2011-01-06 End of life: 2011-01-06 | Available | Recommended migration |
| PHP 4.4 | End of active support: 2008-08-07 End of security support: 2008-08-07 End of life: 2008-08-07 | Not available | Recommended migration |
To update the PHP version of your web application, please read the “PHP versions” section of our guide Web Hosting - Environment, PHP version, .ovhconfig.
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