# PHP 8.2 Question

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/php-8-2-question/39228>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** wpe\
**Created:** [September 21, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-8-2-question/39228 "2023-09-21T17:13:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@jayhill](https://community.localwp.com/u/jayhill)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-8-2-question/39228/1 "2023-09-21T17:13:04Z")

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With WP Engine already in the process of getting sites onto PHP 8.2 when will Local contain a PHP 8.2 binary so that development and testing can be done locally?

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-8-2-question/39228/2 "2023-09-21T18:07:39Z")

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Hi @jayhill!

PHP 8.2 is in Local already. If you’re building a site with the Preferred settings that will still default to 8.1 but you can create a Custom Site and change to 8.2 or change to 8.2 in the PHP menu after your site is running.

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**Author:** ![cartisien](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/cartisien/32/19626_2.png) [@cartisien](https://community.localwp.com/u/cartisien)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-8-2-question/39228/3 "2023-09-21T18:59:59Z")

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How? All I see is PHP v7.3.5

Local v 5.9.4+5115

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-8-2-question/39228/4 "2023-09-21T19:01:06Z")

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Hi @cartisien! We are up to Local version 7.2 now! There was a change around Local v6.4 that requires a manual update. So you’ll want to go to our release page below and grab the latest version.

> **[Releases](https://localwp.com/releases/)**

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**Author:** ![cartisien](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/cartisien/32/19626_2.png) [@cartisien](https://community.localwp.com/u/cartisien)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-8-2-question/39228/5 "2023-09-21T19:08:12Z")

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Ahhhhhh - I just saw that I’m so far behind. I didn’t realize there was a manual update required.

All good now and on the current version - thanks for the quick response.

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**Author:** ![jayhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@jayhill](https://community.localwp.com/u/jayhill)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-8-2-question/39228/6 "2023-09-21T19:13:31Z")

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Ah cool didn’t see there were updates available. Have had problems installing updates in the past.

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-8-2-question/39228/7 "2023-09-21T20:07:02Z")

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Closed on September 21, 2023, 8:07pm UTC