# PHP version stats: July, 2022

DevFeed: [PHP version stats: July, 2022](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/php-version-stats-july-2022-44240.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://stitcher.io/blog/php-version-stats-july-2022>)

Author: Brent

Published: 2022-06-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [stitcher.io](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/stitcher-io.md>)

Topics: [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/version.md>), [Statistics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/statistics.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/upgrade.md>), [PHP 8.1](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php-8-1.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [2022](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2022.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>), [php-8-1](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php-8-1.md>), [statistics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/statistics.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/version.md>)

## AI overview

This article analyzes PHP version usage using Packagist ecosystem data. It reports that PHP 8.1 adoption is increasing while PHP 8.0 usage is declining, and that more than half of developers remain on PHP 7.4 or older versions. It discusses the pace of upgrades and possible reasons for continued use of older PHP releases.

## Source excerpt

Read the full post on https://stitcher.io/blog/php-version-stats-july-2022