We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of IXP Manager v7.0.0. This is a major upgrade of the underlying Laravel framework and introduces a new required PHP version of v8.4. We recognise that mandating a new PHP version is a significant change for our users and often requires an underlying operating system upgrade. However, the technologies on which v6.x is built have passed their end-of-support and security maintenance periods.
IXP Manager v7 is now built using:
- PHP v8.4, which will be supported by the PHP core team for security updates until the end of 2028.
- The latest version of the Laravel Framework, 12.x. In addition, its upcoming 13.x version will also be compatible with PHP 8.4 and provide support until at least Q1 2028.
- All third-party PHP libraries and frontend JavaScript libraries have also been updated.
A big thank you to our patrons; APNIC Foundation and Internet Society and sponsors; BCIX, NIX, LONAP, LINX, GRIX, INTERLAN and NAMEX.
For more details check full release information here: https://github.com/inex/IXP-Manager/releases/tag/v7.0.0