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alex schobel
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I am fairly new to programming; I was following a tutorial that was using php 7.3.8. So I went to the documentation website of that same php version, and it says it’s no longer supported. So, I stumbled on the questions.

What does that mean that is no longer supported? That

That it won't receive any updates? Is

Is it safe to use? Should

Should I always use a supported version?

I am fairly new to programming; I was following a tutorial that was using php 7.3.8. So I went to the documentation website of that same php version, and it says it’s no longer supported. So, I stumbled on the questions.

What does that mean that is no longer supported? That it won't receive any updates? Is it safe to use? Should I always use a supported version?

I am fairly new to programming; I was following a tutorial that was using php 7.3.8. So I went to the documentation website of that same php version, and it says it’s no longer supported. So, I stumbled on the questions.

What does that mean that is no longer supported?

That it won't receive any updates?

Is it safe to use?

Should I always use a supported version?

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alex schobel
alex schobel
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What does it mean for a version a programming language to not be supported anymore?

I am fairly new to programming; I was following a tutorial that was using php 7.3.8. So I went to the documentation website of that same php version, and it says it’s no longer supported. So, I stumbled on the questions.

What does that mean that is no longer supported? That it won't receive any updates? Is it safe to use? Should I always use a supported version?