🔮 PHP 8.2 Upgrade Features/Notes

[chrisblakley]

PHP Version Timeline: https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php
PHP Release Notes: https://php.watch/versions
Version Stats: https://stitcher.io/blog/php-version-stats-january-2023

PHP 8.2 Info & References

https://php.watch/versions/8.2
https://stitcher.io/blog/new-in-php-82

• Release Date: December 2022
• Active Support Until December 2024
• Security Support Until December 2026

Initial Tasks

• Update /inc/data/php_timeline.json Nebula file

Projected Nebula Minimum Version Timeline

Active table will be moved here as it gets closer
#1992

Notable Features related to Nebula in PHP 8.2

Dynamic Properties deprecation notice (will be a fatal error in PHP 9). Instructions to fix if they occur: #2233 (comment)
https://php.watch/versions/8.2/dynamic-properties-deprecated

[chrisblakley]

Will need the Transients Manager plugin to update for this version. These are warnings until probably PHP v9 #2236 but hopefully it will be addressed by this version.

Official support forum where people are asking about this:
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/transients-manager/

❌ Last I checked this was still an open issue as of August 2023.