Keep Critical Apps Secure With PHP LTS
Running unsupported, end of life (EOL) PHP versions creates real and expensive risks. Security gaps go unpatched, compliance obligations become harder to meet, and teams lose time fighting issues that surface without warning — costing your organization thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, in fees and lost revenue.
PHP Long-Term Support from Zend keeps EOL PHP versions secure, stable, and ready for production. It delivers ongoing security fixes and updates through ZendPHP runtimes, so you can rely on trusted, tested patches, even after community support has ended.
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Stay Secure With PHP LTS for Versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 8.1
Deploying unsupported PHP versions exposes your applications to significant risks. Our PHP LTS delivers ongoing fixes to reduce the chance of breaches, downtime, and costly incidents.
Here are a few ways your applications and business benefit with PHP LTS:
- Save money on refactoring, particularly for large, legacy codebases
- Gain immediate access to patches against the latest CVEs and security threats
- Keep up with compliance standards like SOX, PCI, or HIPAA
- Plan large upgrades on your schedule, independent of community timelines
How PHP LTS Improves Your Applications
If you are currently deploying EOL PHP versions in your critical applications — including Magento, WordPress, Drupal, and custom software — then you are leaving yourself vulnerable to attacks, a higher risk of instability issues, and increasingly long test cycles.
Update to Supported PHP on Your Schedule
PHP LTS gives you the time, freedom, and flexibility to plan updates and upgrades without breaking your roadmap or your applications. Upgrade on your schedule and avoid forced updates, all while remaining secure and compliant.
Save Time and Cut Risk With Automated Updates
ZendPHP runtimes deliver tested fixes so you don’t waste time reviewing patches or hunting for vulnerabilities. Make the Zend experts your experts and rest easy knowing you are deploying current PHP versions.
On-Demand PHP Expertise and Support
PHP LTS includes 24/7/365 technical support with 2-hour response windows. These services are provided by our global team of PHP experts who understand enterprise workloads, security needs, and large-scale deployments.
Safeguard Mission-Critical PHP With Extended PHP Version Support
PHP LTS keeps EOL PHP versions secure so your team can focus on what matters most, without worrying about security risks or rushed upgrades.
With PHP Long-Term Support from Zend, you get:
- PHP lifespan extended 2+ years beyond community timelines
- Ongoing security updates and backported fixes
- Fully supported ZendPHP runtimes
- Direct access to PHP experts who understand complex application needs
Increase the life of your PHP applications and protect the systems your business depends on — safely, confidently, and on your schedule.
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PHP LTS: Frequently Asked Questions
PHP extended support is another name for PHP long-term support, or LTS. After the community ends official support for particular PHP versions, PHP LTS continues providing security fixes, critical patches, and support. It helps organizations maintain stability, reduce upgrade pressure, and keep legacy applications secure. It’s commonly used by enterprises that rely on older PHP versions in production and need ongoing protection.
PHP LTS from Zend is our long-term support offering that delivers certified, enterprise-grade PHP builds with security updates, bug fixes, and technical support. For example, in 2025 alone, ZendPHP patched 10+ newly discovered CVEs that impacted EOL PHP versions. You can view all disclosed CVEs, as well as mitigation tactics, in the Zend Security Center.
Contact Zend to learn more about how our PHP extended support can improve your applications.
Using PHP LTS helps you keep older PHP versions secure long after community support ends. It provides ongoing fixes, stable runtimes, and expert guidance, reducing your risk of PHP exploitation and unexpected downtime, all while avoiding the associated costs:
- The average cost of a data breach in 2025 was $4.44 million
- One hour of downtime costs on average $300,000
- Post‑incident investigations often require tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in cybersecurity services
In addition to avoiding these expenses, PHP LTS also gives you control over your upgrade schedule. You can modernize when it fits your roadmap, not when vulnerabilities force you to. PHP LTS delivers the stability, protection, and long‑term reliability needed to operate safely and confidently.
As of the end of 2025, the PHP community fully supports PHP 8.4 and 8.5, with PHP 8.2 and 8.3 receiving security-only support.
Please see the following graphic for which PHP versions Zend still supports through our PHP Long-Term Support.
Zend currently provides full PHP extended support for PHP 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 8.1.
If you are deploying PHP 8.0 or a PHP version older than PHP 7.2, we offer Migration, Modernization, and Upgrade Services to make sure your critical applications remain compliant, secure, and able to access the latest features in the language.
PHP 7.4 is no longer supported by the community. However, PHP Long-Term Support from Zend for PHP 7.4 will continue. However, we recommend all teams upgrade to either a more recent version supported by Zend PHP LTS (such as PHP 8.1) or a newer version still supported by the community.
Learn more about upgrading from PHP 7.4 in these resources:
- On-Demand Webinar – Are You Ready for PHP 7.4 EOL?
- Blog - How to Secure Your System After PHP 7.4 EOL
- Blog – Setting Your PHP 7.4 Migration Strategy
As of the end of 2025, PHP 8.5 is the latest PHP version. Learn more about PHP 8.5, as well as the history and evolution of PHP, in our Guide to PHP Versions. The next version of PHP, PHP 8.6, will release in November 2026.
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