PHP 8 0 EOL: How to test your Joomla site on a Higher PHP - 🛠 MM #278

Written by: Tim Davis Created: 27 November 2023

Category: Maintenance Monday

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Maintenance Monday

PHP 8.0 has reach its End Of Life. Here's how to test your Joomla site on a higher version of PHP that is still supported.

• **Title:** "(1) PHP 8.0 EOL: How to test your Joomla site on a Higher PHP - 🛠 MM #278 - YouTube"
  
  - **Summary:**
  - PHP 8.0 has reached its end of life (EOL).
  - The video discusses how to test if a Joomla site is ready to be upgraded to a higher PHP version.
  - Viewers are encouraged to get a free site audit on my sites. Guru.
  - Tim Davis, a Joomla enthusiast, presents Maintenance Monday #278 on the Basic Joomla Tutorials YouTube channel.
  - Testing a site on a higher PHP version usually involves minimal risk, but caution is advised for specific cases where hosts may restrict downgrading after testing.
  - Tim demonstrates the process on a test Joomla site with an old version of JomSocial.
  - He logs into the site's backend, turns on debug system and sets error reporting to maximum.
  - Tim suggests ensuring display errors for the PHP version to be tested is turned on in the web hosting control panel.
  - Deprecated messages may appear even before changing PHP versions, indicating potential issues.
  - Tim changes the PHP version to 8.1, causing a 503 error initially due to Apache restarting.
  - After resolving the error, fatal errors and deprecated messages indicate issues with a plugin (azrL system).
  - Tim shows how to revert to the previous PHP version (7.4) to restore the site's functionality.
  - The video concludes with advice on testing Joomla sites in PHP versions higher than 8.0 and encourages viewers to subscribe for more tutorials.

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