PHP 7.4 ?

We are working on an update to support 7.4 now ??

Ok please reply here when update available thanks

Thank you, we are waiting. ??

The update for 7.4 is dev complete now and is awaiting code review before release. We’re getting close ??

@davidvee
When do you think it would be ready?
Thanks

It looks like it will be right after the holidays.

Will you consider 7.4.1 minor release in the coming plugin upgrade?

Better go with 7.4.2 minor release from Jan 23th ??

Yep, version 7.4.2 now fixes over 60 bugs since the initial 7.4.0 release…

But where is the promised Compatibility Checker plugin update?

Last we heard from @davidvee above, it was due “right after the holidays” – but now in February…

Thanks very much!

Hello all. Sorry for the radio silence here.

We have been working through some blockers on the release. Specifically, we’re working through an update to PHP CodeSniffer (dependency) which has caused breaking changes.

We’re currently working through those breaks. You can follow the progress here…

https://github.com/wpengine/phpcompat/pull/251

Hi,

The github page hasn’t been updated for about a month.

Any idea when it would be released?

Thanks

Hi @davidvee –

The 7.4 update for this very helpful tool has been promised for several months now…

Any updates here?

Thanks!

I’m happy to provide an update. We experienced a snag when one of the underlying libraries received an update which introduced a slew of breaking changes which would affect updating the plugi for 7.4. We’re working through those unforeseen updates now. Sorry all for the delay here.

Hi @davidvee, thank you for the update and I hope you are well.

Just checking in. Another two months have gone by, and it’s now been half a year since PHP 7.4 was released…

Is there any hope this plugin will be updated to support PHP 7.4? Hosting companies are supporting it but it seems prudent to check each website first.

Thanks!

It’s been a hot mess for sure. The refactoring required for 7.4 is a tough hill to climb! We’re thinking through the next steps now to see what is reasonable to do here.

In the meantime, you can always use this for PHP linting depending on your level of technical expertise… https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibility

Of course, even when using the plugin, you’ll still want to test your site in a PHP 7.4 environment before it goes live. If your site is indeed functioning in a 7.4 environment a linting scan might not provide too much value.

Of course, your host may offer you a staging site with PHP 7.4 or you could do that locally on your computer (e.g. LocalWP).

In any case, I hate to give you the “we’re not done yet” answer, but it is what it is right now. Sorry!