Get Version 6.7.2

  • charliemcc

    (@charliemcc)


    1 year, 2 months ago

    Hi, I am running our website PHP version 5.6.40, it says we need to Get Version 6.7.2 , our website developer has told us if we update the website it will break? . certain elements of the website no longer work, twitter feed , scrolling ticker, seo etc. Is there any advise on this? Thanks

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  • Moderator threadi

    (@threadi)

    1 year, 2 months ago

    PHP 5.6 is extremely outdated. There have been no security updates or corrections for this version since 2019. A change to a current PHP version (such as 8.1 or newer) is strongly recommended.

    WordPress in the current version 6.7.x is only compatible with PHP 7.2 or newer. This means that you cannot perform a direct update (neither of PHP nor of WordPress). Your developer would have to do this step by step. My recommendation would be to update PHP to 7.2 first, then update WordPress and all plugins and the theme. Then set PHP to 8.1.

    The sticking point here are the plugins you use and the theme. If these have not kept up with the times, then you will probably have to do without some of them. In the worst case, you will also need a completely new theme. Your developer will certainly have to provide you with a solution here. The alternative to updating would be a completely new website.

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