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Minimum reqirements for Piwigo #1745

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opened 2026-10-05 00:55:17 +02:00 by adam · 6 comments
adam commented 2026-10-05 00:55:17 +02:00
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In your requirements it says:

  • PHP 5.3 or greater (7+ recommended)

Is this still true? I consider to contribute to this project, mainly the SQL related part. PHP 5.3 is ancient, and even version 7 is "end of life". Do I really have to make my code working for PHP version 5.3?

If yes, then I will refuse my plans contributing to this project.

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Wernfried

In your requirements it says: - PHP 5.3 or greater (7+ recommended) Is this still true? I consider to contribute to this project, mainly the SQL related part. PHP 5.3 is ancient, and even version 7 is "end of life". Do I really have to make my code working for PHP version 5.3? If yes, then I will refuse my plans contributing to this project. Kind Regards Wernfried <!-- github-sync-id:1920649832 -->
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adam commented 2026-10-05 00:55:18 +02:00
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Would like to know the same.

5.3 ended 9 years ago!
Nowadays 7.x (7.4 ended 1 year ago!) should be the minimum.
But developing new plugins/modules/etc. should be done in mind of php 8.2 where support will end in 2 years ..

Would like to know the same. 5.3 ended 9 years ago! Nowadays 7.x (7.4 ended 1 year ago!) should be the minimum. But developing new plugins/modules/etc. should be done in mind of php 8.2 where support will end in 2 years .. <!-- github-comment-id:1742017060 -->
adam commented 2026-10-05 00:55:19 +02:00
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We're going to remove 5.x on the website. It is already 7.0 in include/constants.inc.php

I don't see the PHP end-of-life the same way as official releases. I see it as "which version of PHP are provided by Debian official versions". Debian 12, just released, is the very first one to provide PHP 8 (8.2 to be specific). Debian 11 provides PHP 7.3.

It is simply disconnected from reality to require PHP 8 for now. Everybody can't update to Debian 12 as quickly as we would like.

We're going to remove 5.x on the website. It is already 7.0 in include/constants.inc.php I don't see the PHP end-of-life the same way as official releases. I see it as "which version of PHP are provided by Debian official versions". Debian 12, just released, is the very first one to provide PHP 8 (8.2 to be specific). Debian 11 provides PHP 7.3. It is simply disconnected from reality to require PHP 8 for now. Everybody can't update to Debian 12 as quickly as we would like. <!-- github-comment-id:1742085047 -->
adam commented 2026-10-05 00:55:20 +02:00
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from wordpress statistics

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from wordpress statistics ![image](https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/assets/9326959/1cb1331f-bf74-42c9-83d2-7f4dc64b3cbb) <!-- github-comment-id:1742093323 -->
adam commented 2026-10-05 00:55:20 +02:00
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Means the majority ( 79,51 % ) use php >= 7.4 (up to 8.2.x).

Saying at https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo#requirements that
PHP 5.3 or greater (7+ recommended)

leads to the opinion, that 5.3 (or general 5.4) maybe good to use.
php 5.x has serious security leaks.
Beside this, the performance between 5.5 > 7.x is approx. 27%
Compared 7.x to 8.x, the perfomance is again approx. 20% better.

Not to speak about security.

Everyone who use php 5.x does not know what he is doing.
And act irresponsible.

And hoster/provider which offering php 5.x should be avoided.

Why do you think are all great(er) providers going over to php 8.x?

I would recommend to state that at least the minimum should be php 7.x
Recommended php 7.4

But best option to use php 8.x

That' a clear statement to all, and devs are knowing how to develope.

Means the majority ( 79,51 % ) use php >= 7.4 (up to 8.2.x). Saying at https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo#requirements that **PHP 5.3 or greater (7+ recommended)** leads to the opinion, that 5.3 (or general 5.4) maybe good to use. php 5.x has serious security leaks. Beside this, the performance between 5.5 > 7.x is approx. 27% Compared 7.x to 8.x, the perfomance is again approx. 20% better. Not to speak about security. **Everyone who use php 5.x does not know what he is doing. And act irresponsible.** And hoster/provider which offering php 5.x should be avoided. Why do you think are all great(er) providers going over to php 8.x? I would recommend to state that at least the **minimum should be php 7.x** _Recommended php 7.4_ ### But best option to use php 8.x That' a clear statement to all, and devs are knowing how to develope. <!-- github-comment-id:1742628464 -->
adam commented 2026-10-05 00:55:21 +02:00
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On git README I have simply made a copy/paste from https://piwigo.org/guides/install/requirements. Now it says:

PHP 7.4+. Piwigo can run with PHP 7.0+ but these end-of-life versions are no longer maintained and may expose your site to security vulnerabilities.

On git README I have simply made a copy/paste from https://piwigo.org/guides/install/requirements. Now it says: > PHP 7.4+. Piwigo can run with PHP 7.0+ but these end-of-life versions are no longer maintained and may expose your site to security vulnerabilities. <!-- github-comment-id:1742637187 -->
adam commented 2026-10-05 00:55:22 +02:00
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Thanks, very good.

Thanks, very good. <!-- github-comment-id:1742665120 -->
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