{"id":713,"date":"2021-12-22T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olvy.net\/blog\/?p=713"},"modified":"2025-01-29T13:49:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T12:49:36","slug":"php5-support-on-ubuntu2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olvy.net\/blog\/php5-support-on-ubuntu2004\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6 support on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-714 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/olvy.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ubuntu2004_php5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olvy.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ubuntu2004_php5.png 600w, https:\/\/olvy.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ubuntu2004_php5-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/olvy.net\/blog\/php5-support-on-debian12-and-ubuntu2204\/\">PHP5 Support on Debian 12 And Ubuntu 22.04 LTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olvy.net\/blog\/how-to-install-php-5-3-5-4-and-5-5-on-modern-debian-and-ubuntu-systems\/\"><strong>CHECK OUT<\/strong><\/a> our step-by-step guide on how to build PHP5 yourself from source.<\/p>\n<p>Olvy continues providing full support for <strong>PHP versions 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6<\/strong> on the newest Linux based Operating Systems, like <strong>Ubuntu 20.04 LTS &#8220;Focal Fossa&#8221;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/FocalFossa\/ReleaseNotes\">released in April, 2020<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Considering that many our existent and new clients still require PHP 5 support for their projects, or just for specific web applications integrated into the projects, but at the same time require modern, secure and long-term supported Operating System, <strong>Olvy<\/strong> implemented <strong>PHP 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6 support on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Important notice: Olvy provides possibility to use different PHP versions per websites or even per website sub-folders on the same <a href=\"https:\/\/olvy.net\/managed-cloud\/\">Cloud<\/a> server.<\/p>\n<p>Important notice: PHP 5 versions will be fully supported by Olvy on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS until <strong>April, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: PHP5 Support on Debian 12 And Ubuntu 22.04 LTS CHECK OUT our step-by-step guide on how to build PHP5 yourself from source. 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