Dev: drop PHP 7.4 support

[kenjis]

PHP 7.4 reached the end of life on 28 Nov 2022.
https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php

• update minimum version to PHP 8.0
  • Drop PHP 7.4 support #7924
• update PSR\Log to v3. See PSR\Log 3.0.0 #4936
• update PSR\Log to v2
  • fix: update psr/log to v2 and fix Logger interface #7967
• refactor for PHP 8.0
  • refactor: upgrade to PHP 8.1 with rector #8354
  • refactor: upgrade to PHP 8.1 with rector #7964

[juanma386]

Good option, need mind on news updates made from php8.2 not old dangerous versions on php7

[kenjis]

I would like to drop 7.4 support in v4.5.

[neznaika0]

I like. But do you think it is necessary to include features from 8.0 - 8.2? Enum, read only.. and update the old features? As in my case str_starts_with

[kenjis]

If we drop 7.4, we can use new features in 8.0. But all code must run in PHP 8.0, so we cannot use new features in 8.1 or 8.2.

[kenjis]

Now PHP 7.4's share is 25%.

https://packagist.org/packages/codeigniter4/framework/php-stats#all

[aslanutku]

Now PHP 7.4's share is 25%. https://packagist.org/packages/codeigniter4/framework/php-stats#all

Greetings,

Could you share any information on when PHP 7.4 support will end for CodeIgniter 4? I'm facing challenges installing new packages because of dependency issues related to older versions, notably with psr/log. Your insight would greatly help in planning for future project upgrades and overcoming these installation hurdles.

Thank you.

[kenjis]

@aslanutku v4.5.0 will drop PHP 7.4 support.
I do not know when that can be released, but I personally would like to do it as soon as possible.
I hope to release it within a month or at the latest within a couple of months.
However, if the reviews do not proceed, the release cannot be made.

[kenjis]

Now PHP 7.4 is 10.9%, and 8.0 is 8.2%.

[kenjis]

Closed by #8354