But here’s the frustrating part—sometimes when you try to update PHP, your site crashes, and you’re left scrambling to figure out which plugin or theme caused the problem.

After looking at these issues, I discovered seven things that may help a smooth update. 7 Considerations Before Updating WordPress Make sure PHP is updated to latest version ...

The warnings will contain a link to a WordPress support page with information on how site owners can update their server's underlying PHP version.

WordPress offered guidance about compatibility of new WordPress 5.6 with PHP 8 and what that means for publishers.