PHP 5.6

end of lifeno security fixes since 2018-12-31

PHP 5.6 reached end of life 7 years ago.

Supported now: PHP 8.2 (until 2026-12-31), PHP 8.3 (until 2027-12-31), PHP 8.4 (until 2028-12-31), PHP 8.5 (until 2029-12-31)

Facts

Released
(12 years ago)
Active support ended
(9 years ago)
Security support ended
(7 years ago)
Latest release
5.6.40, (7 years ago)
Source
endoflife.date (checked 2026-09-09)

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