Safe to install v158 on PHP 8.3?

**retched** · 28 Nov 2023, 06:46 PM

I went ahead and started up a XAMPP install on my Windows machine for version v.1.5.8 and as I was about to install it, I was told that version 8.3 of PHP is not "suitable" even though it is greater than 8.1? Should I go ahead and force downgrade the PHP to 8.2 instead?

I understand that PHP 8.3 just came out (literally yesterday). But wanted to know how I should proceed.

**haredo** · 28 Nov 2023, 07:25 PM

One handy article to read
https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/first..._requirements/

**retched** · 28 Nov 2023, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by haredo

One handy article to read
https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/first..._requirements/

So now that adds another question... should I jerry-rig zc_install to allow me to install on 8.3? I have no way to install it otherwise.

**swguy** · 28 Nov 2023, 08:11 PM

Please don't use 8.3 on a live site yet until the developers get more time to test it.

If you're building a test site, knock yourself out if you're a developer. If you're not a developer, use 8.2 or 8.1.

**dbltoe** · 28 Nov 2023, 09:03 PM

Surely your host has provided something like PHP manager or at least can help you drop the version to 8.2 long enough to do the install.

**retched** · 28 Nov 2023, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by dbltoe

Surely your host has provided something like PHP manager or at least can help you drop the version to 8.2 long enough to do the install.

Yes, they do allow me to use 8.2 via a switcher. This was for development at home.

**dbltoe** · 28 Nov 2023, 09:10 PM

Provide the forum with settings on the home box and someone can probably point you to the steps to add/use 8.2.

If you have to load it, I would go ahead and load 7.4 and 8.1 if available.

Even though 7.4 is EOL, you may need it to get a mod going.

**retched** · 5 Dec 2023, 02:17 AM

Originally Posted by dbltoe

Provide the forum with settings on the home box and someone can probably point you to the steps to add/use 8.2.

If you have to load it, I would go ahead and load 7.4 and 8.1 if available.

Even though 7.4 is EOL, you may need it to get a mod going.

Wasn't that hard in this case, I just ended up reinstalling the version of XAMPP with 8.2 installed instead. I kind of shoehorned in 8.3 over it. Figured since PCI standards require(?) you to use the most recently OS and software versions, that it might include the 8.3 as well.