php 7 on own server

fresh install of 7.4.2 - should i upgrade my php to 7? If so, which 7 - i have all the way up to php 7.3.5

I would say the 7.3.X variety.  It will be actively supported until Dec 2020 with security support up to Dec 2021 .... 

any known issues when using with dolphin 7.4.2 - or would i be a guinea pig?

Seems ok with 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 with a quick test on a windows server ... Not sure on linux at the moment. 

here goes nothing - got back to ya in 30 minutes.

so far i have gotten three sites installed while using php 7.3.4. I couldnt get 7.3.5 to work at all - or even install properly. I am using centos 7.6 using vmware workstation 12. Because of my CPU, no newer versions of vmware will work.

so far, no issues with install, and no issues with installing any of the base modules.

I did have an issue with events. When creating a new event, the map does not display at all. You must manually set the location. Not sure if this was an issue before. Are you able to see if you have the same issue on a windows box?

Have you tried Virtual Box?

Sure. i'll have a look in a few for you and see what happens.  I to use the same version of vmware for the same reasons...  

 thats even better. now i can see how much of a difference there actually is.

 trying it out now. just finished initial server install

 tried it - didnt like it. it bogs my pc down when using it. with vmware, it doesnt bog down as much.

did a fresh install and got php 7.3.5 to work finally. lets see what happens with the dolphin site.

Sorry forgot to report back that I had no problems with maps in dolphin or UNA...

vmware is more professional in my opinion over virtualbox.  

Good to know you got 7.3.5 to work as well. 

 If you need to compare anything else let me know.