PHP Release History

DATE	EVENT
1995-06-08	PHP 1.0 released (as PHP/FI)
1997-11-01	PHP 2.0 released (as PHP/FI 2.0)
1998-06-06	PHP 3.0 released
2000-05-22	PHP 4, powered by the Zend Engine 1.0, was released
2000-10-20	Support for PHP 3.0 ends
2001-06-23	Support for PHP 4.0 ends
2001-12-10	PHP 4.1 released
2002-03-12	Support for PHP 4.1 ends
2002-04-22	PHP 4.2 released
2002-09-06	Support for PHP 4.2 ends
2002-12-27	PHP 4.3 released
2004-07-01	PHP 5 was released, powered by the new Zend Engine II
2004-07-13	PHP 5.0 released
2005-03-31	Support for PHP 4.3 ends
2005-07-11	PHP 4.4 released
2005-09-05	Support for PHP 5.0 ends
2005-11-24	PHP 5.1 released
2006-08-24	Support for PHP 5.1 ends
2006-11-02	PHP 5.2 released
2008-08-07	Support for PHP 4.4 ends
2009-06-30	PHP 5.3 released
2011-01-06	Support for PHP 5.2 ends
2012-03-01	PHP 5.4 released
2013-06-20	PHP 5.5 released
2014-08-14	Support for PHP 5.3 ends
2014-08-28	PHP 5.6 released
2015-09-03	Support for PHP 5.4 ends
2015-12-03	PHP 7.0 released
2016-07-10	Support for PHP 5.5 ends
2016-12-01	PHP 7.1 released
2017-11-30	PHP 7.2 released
2018-12-06	PHP 7.3 released
2018-12-31	Security support for PHP 5.6 ended
2018-12-31	Support for PHP 5.6 ends
2019-01-10	Support for PHP 7.0 ends
2019-11-28	PHP 7.4 released
2019-12-01	Support for PHP 7.1 ends
2020-11-26	PHP 8 was released
2020-11-26	PHP 8.0 released
2020-11-30	Support for PHP 7.2 ends
2021-11-25	PHP 8.1 released
2021-12-06	Support for PHP 7.3 ends
2022-11-28	Support for PHP 7.4 ends
2023-11-26	Support for PHP 8.0 ends