How To Upgrade to PHP 7 on Ubuntu 14.04 | DigitalOceanIntroduction PHP 7, which was released on December 3, 2015, promises substantial speed improvements over previous versions of the language, along with new features like scalar type hinting. This guide explains how to quickly upgrade an Apache or Nginx web server running PHP 5.x (any release) to PHP 7. Warning: As with most major-version language releases, it’s best to wait a little while before sw
