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Bug #74278 Last PHP 5.5 missing from windows.php.net archive
Submitted: 2017-03-20 22:08 UTC Modified: 2017-07-25 23:44 UTC
From: bugs dot php dot net_nospam at adviesenzo dot nl Assigned: kalle (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Website problem
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 [2017-03-20 22:08 UTC] bugs dot php dot net_nospam at adviesenzo dot nl 
Description:
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The last PHP 5.5 release, PHP 5.5.38 is not listed in the archive http://windows.php.net/downloads/releases/archives/ and can no longer be downloaded from the main download page http://windows.php.net/download/

This *could* mislead people into thinking that PHP 5.5.37 is the last release by which they would be missing out on security patches includes in PHP 5.5.38.

Test script:
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N/A - visit the http://windows.php.net/downloads/releases/archives/ webpage & see for yourself.

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 [2017-03-25 11:48 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Verified
 [2017-03-25 11:48 UTC] cmb@php.net 
Indeed, PHP 5.5.38 is still available on
<http://windows.php.net/downloads/releases/>, but that is hard to
find.
 [2017-07-25 19:24 UTC] kalle@php.net
-Status: Verified +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: kalle
 [2017-07-25 19:24 UTC] kalle@php.net 
[21:21:59] <weltling> ah, nope, it's intentionally, because there are still some traffic on that versions, still makes sense to not to move into the archive
 [2017-07-25 23:26 UTC] bugs dot php dot net_nospam at adviesenzo dot nl 
That sounds like a cop out and disregards completely that this is misleading people.

There is no link to the release page you mention anywhere on the http://windows.php.net/ site, so how would people find this page ?

On site, there are three typical links people will use to find a version:
* "Downloads" in the main menu at the top - which does not list PHP 5.5 anymore (rightfully so).
* "Q&A releases" in the main menu at the top - where it doesn't belong
* And - if people search hard enough -, the "release archive" as linked to from the last block in the left side bar

None of these three let you find PHP 5.5.38.
 [2017-07-25 23:44 UTC] kalle@php.net 
I agree its misleading, but then again PHP 5.5 is no longer supported
 
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