[arch-announce] PHP 8.0 and PHP 7 legacy packages are available

[Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Pierre Schmitz]

The php package has been updated to [version 8.0](https://www.php.net/releases/8.0/en.php). Please refer to
the upstream [migration guide](https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration80.php). As some applications are not
compatible with PHP 8 yet we provide a [php7](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php7/) package which can be
installed alongside version 8. Packages that depend on PHP reflect
this update and will require php7 if needed. You might need to update
your configuration accordingly. PHP 7 binaries and configuration have
the "7" suffix:

* /usr/bin/php -> /usr/bin/php7
* /etc/php -> /etc/php7
* /usr/bin/php-fpm -> /usr/bin/php-fpm7
* /usr/lib/systemd/system/php-fpm.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/php-fpm7.service
* /run/php-fpm -> /run/php-fpm7

We also provide third party modules compiled for PHP 7:

* [php7-apcu](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php7-apcu/)
* [php7-geoip](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-geoip/)
* [php7-grpc](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-grpc/)
* [php7-igbinary](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-igbinary/)
* [php7-imagick](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-imagick/)
* [php7-memcache](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-memcache/)
* [php7-memcached](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-memcached/)
* [php7-mongodb](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-mongodb/)
* [php7-redis](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-redis/)

Note that support for php7 will be [limited](https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php) and likely be dropped in
about a year depending on how soon the majority of applications
will be compatible with version 8.

URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/php-80-and-php-7-legacy-packages-are-available/