Working with EOLed PHP versions

[ser22]

Hi all,

I'm trying to upgrade a neglected Nextcloud machine originally installed in an iocage jail, and running php74.
My first problem is that the jail is running 13.2R. For some reason the host and the jail have been updated from time to time, but without touching the Nextcloud configuration.
I've imported the jail with BastilleBSD, and I've been working my way up from version 23.0.12/php74 until the update procedure no longer works without php80+
You also can't skip any major version during the upgrade.

13.2R doesn't include php80, only php81+
So what options do I have to temporaly install this php version just to perform the update?.
Browsing the git commit history for that, plus the possible required modules, doesn't sound very appealing

Brgds

 

[msplsh]

PHP 7.4 was dropped here in v26 so I assume you are now stuck at Nextcloud v25?

The link says that 8.1 and 8.2 are supported, so you should be able to install 8.1 and then do the Nextcloud v26 update. The app development documentation says 8.0 or higher.

 

[Jose]

Looks like PHP 8.2 is supported in 26:

System requirements — Nextcloud latest Administration Manual latest documentation

Looking to do very much the same thing, but I'm starting at version 18

 

[SirDice]

13.2R doesn't include php80, only php81+

The FreeBSD version has nothing to do with this.

 

[ser22]

The FreeBSD version has nothing to do with this.

The context doesn't suggest that, it does from a rolling release package repository perspective.

 

[ser22]

PHP 7.4 was dropped here in v26 so I assume you are now stuck at Nextcloud v25?

The link says that 8.1 and 8.2 are supported, so you should be able to install 8.1 and then do the Nextcloud v26 update. The app development documentation says 8.0 or higher.

I was stuck moving from 24 to 25. For some reason php81 failed, and went back to php80 which did the trick.

 

[ser22]

Looks like PHP 8.2 is supported in 26:

System requirements — Nextcloud latest Administration Manual latest documentation

Looking to do very much the same thing, but I'm starting at version 18

18? Prepare yourself for a wild ride
I found the hard way that trying to update 'just the majors' doesn't always work as expected.
Best luck!.

 

[SirDice]

it does from a rolling release package repository perspective.

No, it doesn't. All versions on all architectures use the exact same ports tree. Versions of third party applications have nothing to do with the version of FreeBSD.

 

[msplsh]

Yeah honestly that can be kind of a problem I think people have encountered here.