AlmaLinux8 PHP backport support version

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Hello, everyone.

I currently manage several servers running AlmaLinux 8. When I installed these servers, PHP 7.2 was installed by default. I had heard that PHP 7.2 would be supported through the OS’s backport support until 2029, so I built several sites using that version.

However, I recently discovered online that the bundled PHP version for AlmaLinux 8 has now been changed to 7.4.

In this case, which version will receive backport support?

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AlmaLinux follows RHEL. The life cycle of RHEL 8 Application Streams is in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Application Streams Life Cycle | Red Hat Customer Portal

Yes, curiously PHP 7.4 was not added to RHEL 8 before Nov 2020, yet it is the version that has support to 2029. On release of RHEL 8 there was only PHP 7.2, yet Red Hat has chosen to not support it more than to May 2021. That is, a “Full Life” version was not available from start, which is uncharacteristic for Enterprise Linux.

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Thanks for the helpful info!
I see that AlmaLinux supports PHP 7.4.
I couldn’t find any reliable information anywhere else, so this was a huge help.