PHP 8.4.18RC1 and 8.5.3RC1 Fedora/RHEL Packages released
PHP 8.4.18RC1 and 8.5.3RC1 are now available from Remi's testing repositories. These aren't for everyone yet; they're specifically meant for folks wanting to try them out or maybe even compare them with previous releases if you have a setup that needs it.
For Fedora users on versions 41-43 and anyone on Enterprise Linux (RHEL / CentOS Stream / AlmaLinux / Rocky) at version 8 or newer, these can be grabbed from the remi-modular-test repository as base packages. If you're using Software Collections, you'll find them in the remi-test repository too.
A couple of points about compatibility: These RPMs work for both x86_64 and aarch64 systems.
Speaking of old versions, PHP 8.3 is only getting security updates now; it's out of release candidate territory permanently. So if you're on that one and not actively testing, just leave it alone unless it's time for an update.
If you do decide to install these test versions using the provided commands, remember to follow what Remi suggests: pay attention to any instructions from the setup process itself.
Here are the direct ways to get started:
- For PHP 8.5 in SCL form (on Fedora or compatible EL systems): yum --enablerepo=remi-test install php85
- For PHP 8.4 via SCL: yum --enablelyrepo=remi-test install php84
Updating might involve slightly different steps:
- To switch to Remi's PHP 8.5 module and update it automatically, use dnf module switch-to php:remi-8.5
- For a general system update of any PHP version from the remi-modular-test repo (including both SCL and base), run dnf --enablerepo=remi-modular-test update php*
Also relevant to the packaging process itself, some newer systems like EL-10 are getting packages built against RHEL-10.1 and EPEL-10.1, while EL-9 users see builds based on RHEL-9.7 and EPEL-9.
On a different note, installing the oci8 extension will pull in Oracle Instant Client 23.9 for x86_64 or aarch64 systems, and the intl extension requires libicu version 74.2 to be present.
PHP version 8.4.18RC1 and 8.5.3RC1
Release Candidate versions are available in the testing repository for Fedora and Enterprise Linux (RHEL / CentOS / Alma / Rocky and other clones) to allow more people to test them.
