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php-ci 1.4.0: PHP 8.4, GHCR mirror and a new :latest

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Himanshu Ramavat
Himanshu Ramavat
Maintainer of php-ci

php-ci 1.4.0 is out. This release adds PHP 8.4 images, mirrors every tag to the GitHub Container Registry, and hardens the build and release workflows.

New features​

PHP 8.4 images​

The newest PHP line is now available:

docker pull himanshuramavat/php-ci:8.4

Add a "future PHP" column to your matrix to catch deprecations before they become breaking changes:

strategy:
  matrix:
    php: ['8.1', '8.2', '8.3', '8.4']
container:
  image: himanshuramavat/php-ci:${{ matrix.php }}

GitHub Container Registry mirror​

Every tag is now also published to GHCR, which avoids Docker Hub pull-rate limits on shared CI runners:

docker pull ghcr.io/himanshuramavat/php-ci:8.3

Both registries carry identical tags and digests — pick whichever suits your runner. See the Docker Tags reference.

More extensions​

The image ships the extensions commonly needed in CI runs (database drivers, intl/string handling, image processing, etc.). See the PHP Extensions page for the current list.

Changes​

  • Rolling tags are rebuilt regularly to pick up upstream PHP and base-OS security patches.
  • Composer is included in the image for CI usage.

Fixes​

  • Fixed an intl ICU data mismatch that affected locale-sensitive tests.

Upgrade notes​

  • Pin a concrete PHP tag (:8.3, :8.4, etc.) for reproducible pipelines.
  • TYPO3 functional tests can run on SQLite via pdo_sqlite; MySQL users should confirm the mysql:8.0 service image still matches their expectations.

Full changelog​

See the complete Changelog for every entry, and the GitHub release for the tagged artefacts.

Thanks to everyone who reported issues and tested the 8.4 images during the pre-release. As always, feedback is welcome on GitHub.