PHP version 8.4 is released! – Remi’s RPM repository

RC4 was GOLD, so version 8.4.1 GA was just released, at the planned date.

A great thanks to Eric Mann, Calvin Buckley and Saki Takamachi, our Release Managers, to all developers who have contributed to this new, long-awaited version of PHP, and to all testers of the RC versions who have allowed us to deliver a good-quality version.

RPMs are available in the php:remi-8.4 module for Fedora and Enterprise Linux ≥ 8 and as Software Collection in the remi-safe repository.

Read the PHP 8.4.1 Release Announcement and its Addendum for new features and detailed description.

For memory, this is the result of 6 months of work for me to provide these packages, starting in July for Software Collections of alpha versions, in September for module streams of RC versions, and also a lot of work on extensions to provide a mostly full PHP 8.4 stack.

Installation: read the Repository configuration and choose installation mode, or follow the Configuration Wizard instructions.

Replacement of default PHP by version 8.4 installation (simplest):

Fedora modular or Enterprise Linux:

dnf module reset php
dnf module install php:remi-8.4

Parallel installation of version 8.4 as Software Collection (recommended for tests):

yum install php84

To be noticed :

• EL-10 RPMs are built using RHEL-10.0-beta
• EL-9 RPMs are built using RHEL-9.5
• EL-8 RPMs are built using RHEL-8.10
• This version will also be the default version in Fedora 42
• Many extensions are already available, see the PECL extension RPM status page.

Information, read:

Base packages (php)

Software Collections (php84)