Release 8016: PHP 8.0

In this release we’ve added the capability to enable and use PHP 8.0. To change the PHP version of your Hypernode you can use the hypernode-systemctl command-line tool:

$ hypernode-systemctl settings php_version 8.0
Operation was successful and is being processed. Please allow a few minutes for the settings to be applied. Run 'livelog' to see the progress.

You can then track the progress of the change using:

$ hypernode-log
ACTION                        	START               	END                 	STATE   	TASKS	RUNNING
update_node                   	2021-06-17T15:33:36Z	2021-06-17T15:33:37Z	running 	2/3 	php_update_node_to_update_flow

And once it’s done your new PHP version should be up and running:

$ php -v
PHP 8.0.7 (cli) (built: Jun  4 2021 10:03:18) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.0.7, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v8.0.7, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies

php8.0 phpinfo

You of course can also change the PHP version of your Hypernode in the Hypernode Control Panel.

If you want to test out this new version of PHP in your local development environment check out these new hypernode-docker images. Thanks to Peter Jaap Blaakmeer from Elgentos for requesting this feature.