PHP version issue on Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS

Hi @newaytech!

Thanks for the question.

For php 8.1.x, there is an OPcache bug that is fixed in 8.1.6.

It is recommended to NOT use 8.1.0-8.1.5.

It is surprising to hear that WP only has beta support for PHP8.

In this post, they discuss how to upgrade Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to later PHP 8.1.x:

https://www.drupal.org/forum/support/post-installation/2023-01-04/ubuntu... →

Hopefully, this would resolve the issue for you.

Thanks @tomtech. I've taken the plunge and am now using the custom repos for both PHP and Apache...

We've had reports that some hosting are running php 8.1.x with patches to resolve the issue, but are not able to upgrade to 8.1.6 or later for some reason.

This change lowers the php version requirement to 8.1 to assist those sites.

It is still highly recommended that you use 8.1.6 or later.

If you are using php 8.1.x < 8.1.6, please ensure you have the patch in place to avoid any issues on your site.

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