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Updating to PHP 8.2 when using WordPress and WP CLI

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Introduction

I’ve had a little time lately to get ahead of the game and update, run and test several WordPress sites using PHP 8.2. The results have been mostly very good with the exception of WP CLI which I’ll cover later.

Composer

Works fine using version 2.5.5 and tested with various setups from simple to complex (calling in updates from multiple sources.)

WordPress

No issues with core using version 6.3.1 and following are a list of plugins that I know for sure are error free.

  • Advanced Custom Fields PRO
  • Advanced Custom Fields: Image Aspect Ratio Crop
  • Cloudflare
  • Code Profiler
  • Contact Form 7
  • Disable Genesis Schema
  • EWWW Image Optimizer
  • Fathom Analytics
  • Genesis Connect for WooCommerce
  • Limit log in attempts reloaded
  • MailerSend – Official SMTP Integration
  • ManageWP – Worker
  • MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
  • Query Monitor
  • ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7
  • Redirection
  • SpinupWP
  • WooCommerce
  • WooCommerce Quantity Increment
  • WooSidebars
  • WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress
  • WP Featherlight
  • WP Mail SMTP
  • Yoast SEO

WP CLI

Updating using the update command

I had been running version 2.7.1 and using PHP 8.2 caused dozens of deprecated errors and ultimately failing. I tried running the update command;

wp cli update

It failed with the error message;
Error: The downloaded PHAR is broken, try running wp cli update again.

Updating manually

In order to update to the latest version 2.8.1 (which works with a couple of deprecation notices) I had to do so manually by overwriting the original. Check out the documentation to install WP CLI in order to do so. It was a quick and painless process and after some research the only way I could find in order to get it running again.

Final thoughts

The update to PHP 8.2 was far easier than I thought it would be but the issues updating WP CLI came as a surprise. I’m certain the team behind this awesome software will sort the issue soon.

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Topics: #Tech-Stack, #WordPress

Dave A.K.A. 'barrd'

Dave is a Bristol based Scottish Expat who has 20+ years experience of web development. Loves playing guitar, reading books, watching Sci-Fi and tinkering with tech.

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