---
slug: "azure-app-service-php-8-2-end-of-support"
title: "Azure App Service: PHP 8.2 end of extended support"
summary: "End of extended support date for PHP 8.2 on Azure App Service: 31 Dec 2026. Apps keep running after that date but stop receiving security updates and customer service for PHP 8.2."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure App Service"
service_slug: "app-service"
category: "runtime"
type: "end_of_support"
announced_date: "2024-09-26"
effective_date: "2026-12-31"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: "PHP 8.3"
affected_versions: ["8.2"]
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=php-82-app-svc"
extra_source_urls: ["https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/language-support-policy"]
vendor_ref: "php-82-app-svc"
last_checked_at: "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z"
created_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-app-service-php-8-2-end-of-support"
short_url: "https://eolwatch.dev/i/3a"
markdown_url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-app-service-php-8-2-end-of-support.md"
json_url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-app-service-php-8-2-end-of-support.json"
---

# Azure App Service: PHP 8.2 end of extended support

End of extended support date for PHP 8.2 on Azure App Service: 31 Dec 2026. Apps keep running after that date but stop receiving security updates and customer service for PHP 8.2.

- Effective date: 31 Dec 2026
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure App Service](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/app-service.md)
- Type: End of support
- Category: [Runtime](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/runtimes.md)
- Affected versions: 8.2
- Replacement: PHP 8.3
- Announced: 26 Sep 2024
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=php-82-app-svc)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

Apps hosted on App Service that use PHP 8.2 continue to run after the end of extended support date. After that date, security updates are no longer available for PHP 8.2. After that date, Microsoft no longer provides customer service for PHP 8.2.

## Who is affected

### Affected versions

- `8.2`

### Matching resource types

- `microsoft.web/sites`
- `azurerm_linux_web_app`

### Fields the check reads

- `linuxfxversion`
- `kind`
- `site_config.application_stack.php_version`

### Detected by the estate check from

- Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)
- Terraform state or plan (JSON)
- ARM template

## What to do

Upgrade apps to PHP 8.3, as the announcement title states. For details, see [Learn more](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2287013).

## Replacement

PHP 8.3

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=php-82-app-svc) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/language-support-policy) (learn.microsoft.com, Official)

Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

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