PHP 7.4 is now available: use it
Joomla! 3.9 is compatible with PHP 7.4.
Active developer support for PHP 7.3 ended on 6 December 2020.
Security support for PHP 7.3 will end on 6 December 2021.
SWITCH TO PHP 7.4.
More reasons to switch to using PHP 7.4
Using PHP 7.4 with your Joomla! website will help ensure:
- improved performance, including page load speed;
- significant reduction in memory usage, meaning more users can be served at any one time.
See which versions of PHP are supported.
Older versions of Joomla!
If your website is using an earlier version of Joomla! than 3.9 then we recommend that you use the Joomla! Update plugin to update it to the latest available release before switching to PHP 7.2.
Read more: How to check which PHP version is being used by your Joomla! website.
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