diff --git a/_posts/01-02-01-Use-the-Current-Stable-Version.md b/_posts/01-02-01-Use-the-Current-Stable-Version.md index b6a2a57..d2994c0 100644 --- a/_posts/01-02-01-Use-the-Current-Stable-Version.md +++ b/_posts/01-02-01-Use-the-Current-Stable-Version.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ anchor: use_the_current_stable_version If you are getting started with PHP, start with the current stable release of [PHP 7.0][php-release]. PHP 7.0 is very new, and adds many amazing [new features](#language_highlights) over the older 5.x versions. The engine has been largely re-written, and PHP is now even quicker than older versions. -Most commonly in the near future you will find PHP 5.x being used, and the latest 5.x version is 5.6. This is not a bad option, but you should try to upgrade to the latest stable quickly. Upgrading is really quite easy, as there are not many [backwards compatibility breaks][php70-bc]. If you are not sure which version a function or feature is in, you can check the PHP documentation on the [php.net][php-docs] website. +Most commonly in the near future you will find PHP 5.x being used, and the latest 5.x version is 5.6. This is not a bad option, but you should try to upgrade to the latest stable quickly - PHP 5.6 [will not receive security updates beyond 2018](http://php.net/supported-versions.php). Upgrading is really quite easy, as there are not many [backwards compatibility breaks][php70-bc]. If you are not sure which version a function or feature is in, you can check the PHP documentation on the [php.net][php-docs] website. [php-release]: http://php.net/downloads.php [php-docs]: http://php.net/manual/