Title: Get Latest PHP Version
Last modified: January 14, 2018

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# Get Latest PHP Version

 *  [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/)
 * (@engine44)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-latest-php-version/)
 * I just installed MAMP and got it working. It includes version 7.1.8 of PHP. Is
   it possible to upgrade MAMP to the current version of PHP (7.2.0)? Thanks.

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 *  [Simon Prosser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pross/)
 * (@pross)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-latest-php-version/#post-9863337)
 * Mamp are normally pretty quick at releasing updates when PHP has major releases,
   im sure when they are done testing they will release an update or make the 7.2
   php version available on their downloads page.
 *  [Dion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondesigns/)
 * (@diondesigns)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-latest-php-version/#post-9863406)
 * New branches of PHP have historically had issues that take a few releases to 
   iron out. The 7.2 branch is no exception; I have a dev site running 7.2.1, and
   IMO it is only suitable for use by PHP code authors to test out its new features(
   and incompatibilities with previous branches).
 * My production sites used the 7.0 branch until 7.1.9 was released. I suspect I
   will not migrate production sites to the 7.2 branch until at least 7.2.10. You
   would be much better off updating to PHP 7.1.13 (the latest version in the 7.1
   branch) than migrating to 7.2.1 (the latest version in the 7.2 branch).
 * The 7.x branches all have the same level of security; PHP fixes security-related
   issues in all current branches. The only major feature difference between the
   7.1 and 7.2 branch is the sodium extension, but it is available for the 7.1 branch
   through PECL.
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by [Dion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondesigns/).
 *  Thread Starter [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/)
 * (@engine44)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-latest-php-version/#post-9863452)
 * Thank you. How would I install PHP 7.1.13 into my MAMP?
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-latest-php-version/#post-9863682)
 * Please contact the MAMP folks directly: [https://www.mamp.info/en/documentation/](https://www.mamp.info/en/documentation/)

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