php7
PHP 7.4 security-backport packages for older Ubuntu and Debian releases
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GITHUB · launched Oct 21, 2026 · 27 upvotes (top 46%)
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
- backport
- cve-2026-109618
- cve-2026-109619
- debian
- php
- php7
- +1 more in the details below
Similar launches
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No Backporting security fixes to an end-of-life PHP 7.4 and packaging them for Ubuntu and Debian requires Debian packaging expertise and deep knowledge of PHP internals to apply CVE patches correctly. Vibe coding cannot reliably substitute for that.
What it would actually take: A real version means maintaining Debian/Ubuntu source packages (quilt patches, debian/ control files, build pipelines) for PHP 7.4 and tracking upstream CVEs as they land. Each backported fix must be reviewed by someone who understands the PHP engine's C internals to avoid regressions. The required expertise is distribution packaging and C-level security review, with a long-term commitment to keep it current.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 845 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #396 of 846 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 355 days after the earliest competitor.
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- Bastion · github · 2026-10-22 · 57 upvotes · similarity 0.71
- php2shell-poc · github · 2026-10-21 · 15 upvotes · similarity 0.69
- proxy · github · 2026-10-21 · 13 upvotes · similarity 0.67
- php2shell · github · 2026-10-21 · 226 upvotes · similarity 0.66
- php-cve-2026-109618-109619-backports · github · 2026-10-21 · 30 upvotes · similarity 0.64
- php-eol-security · github · 2026-10-21 · 20 upvotes · similarity 0.61
- php-rce · github · 2026-10-21 · 30 upvotes · similarity 0.61
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- No other launches for this product.
More details
- External ID
- 1428844982
- Company
- n/a
- Product
- php7
- Website domain
- github.com
- Cohort
- n/a
- Upvotes percentile
- 0.54
- All tags
- backport, cve-2026-109618, cve-2026-109619, debian, php, php7, ubuntu
- AI summary
- php 7.4 security backports for old ubuntu and debian
- Manually corrected
- No