# Arch Linux: PHP 8.2 update and introduction of legacy branch

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/arch-linux-php-8-2-update-and-introduction-of-legacy-branch/91504>\
**Category:** Linux Official News\
**Tags:** newsbot, php, linux, arch, arch-linux, official-news\
**Created:** [13 January 2023 15:04 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/arch-linux-php-8-2-update-and-introduction-of-legacy-branch/91504 "2023-01-13T15:04:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![NewsBot](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/newsbot/32/1114_2.png) [@NewsBot](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/NewsBot)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2023 15:04 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/arch-linux-php-8-2-update-and-introduction-of-legacy-branch/91504/1 "2023-01-13T15:04:14Z")

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A new [Arch Linux](https://devtalk.com/arch-linux) blog post/announcement has been posted!

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> The [php](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php/) packages have been updated to the latest version 8.2. In addition to this, a new set of [php-legacy](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-legacy/) packages have been introduced. These will follow the oldest but still [actively supported PHP](https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php) branch. This enables users to install the latest version but also introduces the option to use third party applications that might rely on an older version. Both branches will be kept up to date following our rolling release model. `php` and `php-legacy` can be installed at the same time as the latter uses a `-legacy` suffix for its binaries and configuration files.
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> In addition to this, the [php7](https://archlinux.org/news/php-80-and-php-7-legacy-packages-are-available/) packages have been removed as they reached end of life. The `imap</code...
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