# PHP and Nextcloud

**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/php-and-nextcloud/14993
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [17 November 2022 17:40 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/php-and-nextcloud/14993 "2022-11-17T17:40:42Z")
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### Author: ![Huffpuffin](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ce7236/32.png) [@Huffpuffin](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Huffpuffin)
#### Post date: [17 November 2022 17:40 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/php-and-nextcloud/14993/1 "2022-11-17T17:40:42Z")

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Just wondered if there are any plans to upgrade PHP within DietPi. (Running 8.10.2 at present)

I’m currently running Nextcloud 25.0.1 and have PHP Version 7.4

I see that 7.4 reaches EOL in a couple of weeks, and Nextcloud’s recommended version is 8.1

Should I manually upgrade to 8.1? Is it as straightforward as the various online guides seem to suggest?

Thanks for any replies.

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### Author: ![Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/joulinar/32/57_2.png) [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [17 November 2022 17:57 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/php-and-nextcloud/14993/2 "2022-11-17T17:57:37Z")

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PHP 7.4 is the version available from Debian `apt` repository on Bullseye. Currently we don’t plan to add 3rd party repositories.

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### Author: ![Jappe](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/jappe/32/1788_2.png) [@Jappe](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Jappe)
#### Post date: [17 November 2022 18:04 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/php-and-nextcloud/14993/3 "2022-11-17T18:04:05Z")

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> [@Huffpuffin](#):
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> Is it as straightforward as the various online guides seem to suggest?

Here are some discussions which suggest it’s not that easy:  
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28180590](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28180590)  
[https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=976811](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=976811)

Also here is a list of changes which are not downwards compatible.  
[https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration80.incompatible.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration80.incompatible.php)

If you want to change, make a backup of your system and just try it 🙃

edit:  
okay in the nextcloud docs they recommend php 8.1  
[https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin\_manual/installation/system\_requirements.html](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.html)

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### Author: ![Huffpuffin](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ce7236/32.png) [@Huffpuffin](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Huffpuffin)
#### Post date: [17 November 2022 19:34 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/php-and-nextcloud/14993/4 "2022-11-17T19:34:33Z")

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Thanks for the prompt replies.

I’ll do a trial - after making a backup - and report back.