Safe to install v158 on PHP 8.3?

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.

One handy article to read
https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/first_steps/server_requirements/

haredo:

One handy article to read
https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/first_steps/server_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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.