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Hello im about to create a forge server and there is a checkbox if i want to intall php 5.6 instead of php 7. My question is, it is possible to encounter error or bug if I install php 7 on the server while on my local is still php 5.5.12 ?
Well yes, it's definitely a risk. PHP 7 has removed some old features. It's possible that your code still uses some of these. There are also a few other changes that might break things.
Upgrade your local or testing environment to PHP 7 first, and test your code, before you consider deploying PHP 7 in production.
Thanks for the response. My project is in laravel 5.2, is there feature in laravel 5.2 thats doesn't work on php 7?
Laravel 5.2 itself works perfectly on PHP7.
As @mikevrind said, Laravel 5.2 is completely compatible with PHP7.
However, that doesn't mean that your project is compatible, because that depends on the code you wrote.
imo you should update your local php to php7.
(if you are on windows try using laragon)
Everything works fine in php 7. good thing I follow standards
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