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James23734514rz93
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March 24, 2022
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Outdated PhP Support

  • March 24, 2022
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Why is Dreamweaver use old, out of cycle php versions ? See version life cycles 

The versions I can choose, 5.6 or 7.1 are already are past their End-Of_life support:

5.6 is long dead and gone for many years

7.1 has been dead since Jan 1, 2020 with no updates or security fixes since...

Can we get more updated to 8.1 ?

 

 

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    Paul-M
    Legend
    March 26, 2022

    If you want to have a look at doing this yourself you could probably make a new code hints file something like this:

     

    1) Make a copy of this file: located at: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver 2021\configuration\CodeHints\php_7_codehints.xml

     

    2) rename the copied file  php_8_codehints.xml

     

    3) Edit as required and copy to path which should be something like: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver 2021\en_US\Configuration\CodeHints

     

    For Mac users, path to configuration folder is something like: Users : <username> : Library : Application Support : Adobe : Dreamweaver <version> : <language> : Configuration : 

    Paul-M - Community Expert
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 24, 2022

    Which version of PHP does your remote server have?

     

    If unsure, copy this code into a PHP file and upload it to your remote server.

    <!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>PHP Info Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php phpinfo() ?>
</body>
</html>

     

    What to know when migrating to newer PHP versions.

    https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration80.php

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    James23734514rz93Author
    Participant
    March 25, 2022

    It supports up to 8.1

     

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 25, 2022

    That's not the question. 

    Which version is installed on your server right now?

    I ask because that's the version you should maintain locally.

    Upgrading to new PHP version could make existing scripts stop working.

     

     

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Paul23704417m5ue
    Participant
    March 24, 2022

    try VSCode or RapidPHP, the latter is only available for windows.

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      osgood_
      Legend
      March 24, 2022

      There won't be any more updates as far as we know. Adobe has said Dreamweaver will now only be minimally maintained. No new features are expected. You need to consider migrating to an alternative  editor if youre a serious developer, for php development  l would try php storm, a paid for option with php support as default  or VS Code a free editor,  which has many php plugins available.

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