[Forum] Should my host have smooth sailing when upgrading from current PHP 5.6.40 to 7.1 ? (VB 4.2.5)

[David Copeland]

Should my host have smooth sailing when upgrading from current PHP 5.6.40 to 7.1 ? (VB 4.2.5)

I have read other topics here where the host needed to turn on or off certain aspects of the server to make sure 7.1 will be flawless. But we have been running VB for nineteen years now, with the current 4.2.5 since it's start. I would hate for my host to come back and say the forum is no longer working.

And I also read that 4.2.5 will not work on PHP 7.2 or higher.

[djbaxter]

Should my host have smooth sailing when upgrading from current PHP 5.6.40 to 7.1 ? (VB 4.2.5)

I have read other topics here where the host needed to turn on or off certain aspects of the server to make sure 7.1 will be flawless. But we have been running VB for nineteen years now, with the current 4.2.5 since it's start. I would hate for my host to come back and say the forum is no longer working.

Just make a list (or ask your host to make a list) of all PHP modules and settings like

• PHP Max Post Size
• PHP Maximum Upload Size
• PHP Memory Limit

and ask the host to match those when upgrading.

And I also read that 4.2.5 will not work on PHP 7.2 or higher.

Correct. See notice at the top of this page. Just ask the host to put you on the latest version of PHP 7.1. I think it's 7.1.33.