--- title: "PHP version stats: January, 2025" url: https://daily.dev/posts/php-version-stats-january-2025-nqx0hkybs source_url: https://stitcher.io/blog/php-version-stats-january-2025 type: article source: "stitcher.io" published: 2025-01-17T12:49:14.107Z updated: 2025-01-17T12:49:29.661Z tags: ["webdev", "php"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 20 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PHP version stats: January, 2025 **[stitcher.io](https://daily.dev/sources/stitcher)** · 4 min read · 20 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary PHP version usage statistics show a steady decline in older versions and gradual adoption of PHP 8.4 since its recent release. While PHP 8.1 remains the most used version, PHP 8.3 has seen significant growth. The analysis includes trends in minimum PHP version requirements for popular packages, encouraging the community to keep projects up-to-date for better security and performance. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/php-version-stats-january-2025-nqx0hkybs)