Only Drupal company to provide support to keep customers’ applications secure after PHP 7.4 end-of-life

Digital experience company Acquia announced it will offer long-term support for PHP 7.4, making it the only Drupal company to support the software after its end-of-life in November 2022. Acquia will continue providing a supported PHP 7.4 runtime environment, as well as security coverage beyond what is available at the PHP community level. Long-term support will enable PHP 7.4 users to continue using the software until they can upgrade to PHP 8.

“The end-of-life of a critical open source software dependency for Drupal like PHP 7.4 can be a stressful event for many companies,” said Jim Shaw, SVP and GM, Acquia Drupal Cloud. “Long-term support provides customers with more runway to upgrade to a supported version of Drupal and PHP 8, and ensures that applications will be able to remain online securely.”

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“Long-term support provides customers with more runway to upgrade to a supported version of Drupal and PHP 8, and ensures that applications will be able to remain online securely.”

Long-term support for PHP 7.4 is available for Drupal Cloud Platform Enterprise, Acquia Cloud Platform Professional, and Acquia Site Factory. In addition to providing a supported PHP 7.4 runtime environment, customers will receive security coverage according to Acquia’s security patch management policy.

Acquia empowers the world’s most ambitious brands to create digital customer experiences that matter. With open source Drupal at its core, the Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) enables marketers, developers, and IT operations teams at thousands of global organizations to rapidly compose and deploy digital products and services that engage customers, enhance conversions, and help businesses stand out.

PHP 7.4 end-of-life support is available for free to Acquia customers through October 2023.

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