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BEST PRACTICES & STRATEGIES

website, contact an expert to avoid not only making Oxide - compatible from Oxide 6.1.0 onwards
mistakes, but wasting unnecessary time and expense. Oxid supports PHP 7.1 or higher from version 6.1.0.
Since the merchandise management system was
Content Management Systems (CMS) put originally developed for PHP 5, some users may be
to test pleased now that the conversion to PHP 7.1 or higher
means only one click on their provider portal.
WordPress - compatible from WordPress 4.9 onwards
To make sure your WordPress site stays accessible, Contenido- compatible from Contenido 4.9 onwards
you need WordPress 4.9. Many WordPress users can Starting from version 4.9, Contenido supports all PHP
now breathe a sigh of relief, as already 66.2% use this versions from 5.3.0 onwards, which means the
version. But if you still need to update your WordPress, transition to PHP 7.1 or higher should be
you should first check your extensions and plug-ins or uncomplicated.
use the PHP Compatibility Checker, that can verify all
plug-ins and themes. OpenCart- compatible from OpenCart 1.5.6.4 onwards
PHP 7.1 and 7.2 are supported from OpenCart version
Typo3 - compatible from Typo3 7 onwards 1.5.6.4 onwards. But because OpenCart was originally
Most Typo3 users can sit back and relax because the designed for PHP 5.6, it can still come to some errors.
CMS was already compatible with PHP 7.x from version For this reason, you should first check the functionality
7 on. However, from Typo3 9.0 onwards only all of the shop during the update on a test page.
versions as of PHP 7.2 are supported and switching to
a newer Typo3 version is not that easy, but experts can Modified eCommerce Shopsoftware- compatible as
of course always help. of version 2.0.4.1: Version 2.0.4.1 of the Modified
eCommerce Shopsoftware is compatible with PHP 5.6
through PHP 7.1.For now, users can not switch to PHP
Contao - compatible from Contao 3.5.5 onwards
PHP 7.1 and 7.2 are supported as of version 3.5.5. But 7.2.
Contao 4.5.4 is already available, which of course
brings some improvements. Anyway, when updating, be xt: Commerce - compatible from xt: Commerxe
sure to update all plug-ins and extensions to keep your 5.1 onwards: even for many xt: Commerce users, the
site functional after installation. transition to PHP 7.1 and PHP 7.2 is straightforward, as
they are already supported as of version 5.1. If you use
Joomla! - compatible from Joomla! 4 onwards an older xt: Commerce version, you should update your
Many Joomla! users are affected by the PHP update: online shop soon, before it comes to failures in the
While Joomla!3.4 was still compatible with PHP 7.0, course of the PHP update.
Joomla! 4 can only be used with higher versions,
forcing many to update their website.
Spryker - Spryker has been compatible with PHP 7.1
Drupal - compatible with PHP 7.2 as of Drupal 8.5.0 or later since the end of October: by the end of
With Drupal we advise as well to switch directly to PHP October, Spryker has already terminated support for
7.2, meaning you need Drupal Version 8.5.0. But there the older versions of PHP. In this context, the new
is no hurry to do so, since the support of Drupal 5 and Spryker 2.3 update came out, which should now be
7.0 will end only in June 2019. installed at all online stores.
With the end of support for PHP 5.5 and 7.0 website
Shop systems put to test
and show operators are under pressure not to risk
losing revenue and time. Hence, find out asap if you
Shopware - compatible from Shopware 5.3.5 onwards are affected by the update and don’t forget to check the
Shopware 5.3.5 is compatible with PHP 7.1 and 7.2. It compatibility with your current CMS or shop system. ◊
should be noted, however, that no ionCube encrypted
plug-ins can be used. Experts recommend updating to By Daniela La Marca
Showware 5.5, as this release uses open-source plug-
ins and is therefore 100% compatible with PHP 7.x.

Magento - Magento 1 is compatible with the new PHP
7.2 Support Patch and Magnet 2.3 supports so far PHP
7.1. On September 14, 2018 Magento released the new
PHP 7.2 support patch for Magento 1, which allows
Magento 1 users to conveniently upgrade to PHP 7.1 or
higher. If you use Magento 2.3, you should first switch
to PHP 7.1.

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