# PHP 5.x versions will be removed soon

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/php-5-x-versions-will-be-removed-soon/63587>\
**Category:** News and Announcements\
**Created:** [July 6, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/php-5-x-versions-will-be-removed-soon/63587 "2022-07-06T18:13:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/php-5-x-versions-will-be-removed-soon/63587/4 "2022-07-08T09:24:02Z")

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PHP 8 won’t be released right away when PHP 5 is removed. However, iFastNet is also removing PHP 5 because it requires old code to run that makes it hard to offer PHP 8 right now.

So removing PHP 5 is a stepping stone towards moving to PHP 8.

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