phpbb end of life dates — full support timeline
3 of 4 tracked phpbb releases have already reached end of life. The dates below are published support dates, not estimates.
Version support timeline
| Release | Released | End of life | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 | 2020-01-06 | not announced | 3.3.17 | supported |
| 3.2 | 2017-01-07 | 2019-11-01 | 3.2.11 | ended |
| 3.1 | 2014-10-28 | 2018-11-01 | 3.1.12 | ended |
| 3.0 | 2007-12-12 | 2015-11-01 | 3.0.14 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported phpbb release. After end of life a version stops receiving security patches, which typically becomes an audit or compliance finding before it becomes an outage. Upgrading to a supported release is the migration path; the table above shows which releases still qualify.
Source
These dates are maintained by endoflife.date/phpbb, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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