Version announcements:

emblem-important-2-24.png 5.4.45 release is the last scheduled release. PHP 5.4 branch have reached its end of life really. This version still figures 50% of downloads, so it is urgent to plan an upgrade (to 5.6).

emblem-important-2-24.png 5.5.27 release was the last planned release that contains regular bugfixes. All the consequent releases contain only security-relevant fixes, for the term of one year (July 2016).

emblem-notice-24.pngInstallation : read the Repository configuration and choose your version and installation mode.

Replacement of default PHP by version 5.6 installation (simplest):

yum --enablerepo=remi-php56 update php\*

Parallel installation of version 5.6 as Software Collection (x86_64 only):

yum --enablerepo=remi install php56

Replacement of default PHP by version 5.5 installation (simplest):

yum --enablerepo=remi-php55 update php\*

Parallel installation of version 5.5 as Software Collection (x86_64 only):

yum --enablerepo=remi install php55

Replacement of default PHP by version 5.4 installation (enterprise only):

yum --enablerepo=remi update php\*

Parallel installation of version 5.4 as Software Collection (x86_64 only):

yum --enablerepo=remi install php54

And soon in the official updates:

emblem-important-2-24.pngTo be noticed :

  • EL7 rpm are build using RHEL-7.1
  • EL6 rpm are build using RHEL-6.7
  • a lot of new extensions are also available, see the PECL extension RPM status page

emblem-notice-24.pngInformation, read:

Base packages (php)

Software Collections (php54 - php55)