Remi has released PHP version 8.1.23RC1 and 8.2.10RC1 packages for Linux distributions based on Fedora and RHEL.

PHP version 8.1.23RC1 and 8.2.10RC1

Release Candidate versions are available in testing repository for Fedora and Enterprise Linux (RHEL / CentOS / Alma / Rocky and other clones) to allow more people to test them. They are available as Software Collections, for a parallel installation, perfect solution for such tests, and also as base packages.

RPM of PHP version 8.2.10RC1 are available

• as base packages
  • in the remi-php82-test repository for Enterprise Linux 7
  • in the remi-modular-test for Fedora 36-38 and Enterprise Linux ≥ 8
• as SCL in remi-test repository

RPM of PHP version 8.1.23RC1 are available

• as base packages
  • in the remi-php81-test repository for Enterprise Linux 7
  • in the remi-modular-test for Fedora 36-38 and Enterprise Linux ≥ 8
• as SCL in remi-test repository

PHP version 8.0 is now in security mode only, so no more RC will be released.

Installation : follow the  wizard instructions.

Parallel installation of version 8.2 as Software Collection:

yum --enablerepo=remi-test install php82

Parallel installation of version 8.1 as Software Collection:

yum --enablerepo=remi-test install php81

Update of system version 8.2 (EL-7) :

yum --enablerepo=remi-php82,remi-php82-test update php\*

or, the modular way (Fedora and EL ≥ 8):

dnf module reset php
dnf module enable php:remi-8.2
dnf --enablerepo=remi-modular-test update php\*

Update of system version 8.1 (EL-7) :

yum --enablerepo=remi-php81,remi-php81-test update php\*

or, the modular way (Fedora and EL ≥ 8):

dnf module reset php
dnf module enable php:remi-8.1
dnf --enablerepo=remi-modular-test update php\*

EL-9 packages are built using RHEL-9.2

EL-8 packages are built using RHEL-8.8

EL-7 packages are built using RHEL-7.9

oci8 extension now uses Oracle Client version 21.10, intl extension now uses libicu 72.1

RC version is usually the same as the final version (no change accepted after RC, exception for security fix).

versions 8.1.23 and 8.2.10 are planed for August 31th, in 2 weeks.

PHP version 8.1.23RC1 and 8.2.10RC1