PHP 7.2 is now available on Dedicated Servers, Managed Stacks, and Applications from Ti Technologies. But what’s new in PHP 7.2?

PHP 7.2 runs up to 13% faster than PHP 7.1, or 20% faster than PHP 7.0. And compared to PHP 5.6, PHP 7.2 is over 250% faster. This leads to faster coding and faster loading websites. To find out why they skipped over PHP 6, read our infographics

It’s always important to run the most recent version of a software, but over 40% of WordPress users are still using PHP 5.6. Considering WordPress is the world’s most popular content management system, that’s a significant number of people running an out of date version. WordPress users should make sure that they upgrade to the latest version of PHP to make sure their websites are running as fast as possible, but be sure to check the PHP migration guide to avoid anything breaking.

An important reason to update to PHP 7.2 is that PHP 7.0 reaches the end of security support on 3rd December 2017. Although security support for critical issues is still available for PHP 7.0 until December 2018, the PHP community will no longer be providing support for bugs and minor security issues. PHP 7.1 reaches the end of active support on 1st December 2018.