Packages of the new major version of PHP have been released into the stable repositories. Besides the new [PHP 7 features][1] there are the following packaging changes. In general the package configuration is now closer to what was intended by the PHP project. Also refer to the **[PHP 7 migration guide][2]** for upstream improvements. #### Removed packages * **php-pear** * **php-mssql** * **php-ldap** The module is now included in the [php][3] package * **php-mongo** The new **[php-mongodb][4]** might provide an alternative even though it is not a compatible drop-in replacement * **php-xcache** Consider using the included [OPcache][5] and optionally [APCu][6] for user data cache * **[graphviz][7]** The PHP bindings had to be removed #### New packages * **[php-apcu-bc][8]** Install and enable this module if the **apc_*** functions are needed * **[php-mongodb][4]** #### Configuration changes * **open_basedir** is no longer set by default * **openssl**, **phar** and **posix** extensions are now built in * [php-fpm][9] does no longer provide a **logrotate** configuration. Instead syslog/journald is used by default * [php-fpm][9]'s service file does no longer set **PrivateTmp=true** * The configuration and module of [php-apache][10] have been renamed to **php7_module.conf** and **libphp7.so** [1]: http://php.net/archive/2015.php#id2015-12-03-1 [2]: http://php.net/manual/en/migration70.php [3]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php/ [4]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php-mongodb/ [5]: http://php.net/opcache [6]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-apcu/ [7]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/graphviz/ [8]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-apcu-bc/ [9]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-fpm/ [10]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-apache/ URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/php-70-packages-released/