PHP 5.6
end of lifeEOL 2018-12-31
PHP 5.6 reached end of life on 2018-12-31 and is no longer supported. First release: 2014-08-28. Latest stable release: 5.6.40. Lifecycle periods below are derived from official vendor sources with provenance.
Latest stable 5.6.40 (2019-01-10)
Lifecycle & support periods
| Phase | From | Until | Provider | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standard support | 2014-08-28 | 2017-01-19 | The PHP Group | PHP Supported Branches |
| security support | 2017-01-19 | 2018-12-31 | The PHP Group | PHP Supported Branches |
| end of life | 2018-12-31 | — | The PHP Group | PHP Supported Branches |
Provenance
Every lifecycle fact is traceable to its authoritative source.
- PHP Supported Branchesfirst party · highhttps://www.php.net/releases/branches.php
Retrieved 2026-08-28 · PHP 5.6 end-of-life
- PHP Supported Branchesfirst party · highhttps://www.php.net/releases/branches.php
Retrieved 2026-08-28 · PHP 5.6 security support only
- PHP Supported Branchesfirst party · highhttps://www.php.net/releases/branches.php
Retrieved 2026-08-28 · PHP 5.6 active support
Recent releases
- 5.6.402019-01-10
- 5.6.392018-12-06
- 5.6.382018-09-13
- 5.6.372018-07-19
- 5.6.362018-04-26
- 5.6.352018-03-29
- 5.6.342018-03-01
- 5.6.332018-01-04
- 5.6.322017-10-26
- 5.6.312017-07-06
- 5.6.302017-01-19
- 5.6.292016-12-08