On 10/25/2022 at 8:02 PM, Mediacom87 said:I understand your point of view and confirm it on many points.
Except that here, we are talking about a complex open-source script that follows quite long validation processes and therefore, the update of the system to PHP8 takes time and you can participate with your expertise to help the project.
In the state, only the version 8.0 which is released very soon brings this compatibility, in the meantime, the users can continue to use old version of PHP, because the cost and the risks of migration are enormous.
It is possible to hack elements on old PHP versions, possible yes, easy no and for the moment, I have not collected any conclusive testimony of a merchant using PrestaShop on an old version of PHP having suffered a hacking of its server and its data through this means.
But I agree, there are alternative solutions already compatible with PHP 8 and also open-source, but beware, the versions of PHP 8 follow each other to fill in flaws, other concerns, so should we prefer a recent version, perhaps not yet patched or obsolete versions that have already filled potential flaws, the answer is not so simple, especially for small merchants who trust their shared host who often takes very to heart, the evolution of their infrastructure.
But then, the Prestashop team should be done this since last year. Many other e-commerce platforms like Magento, Shopify and CMS like Joomla, WordPress, Drupal already are running under PHP8 since last year. I don't have a clue why Prestashop are so slow in the language version transition, behind (far off) from their rivals.