Question Roundcube 1.6.7 is on PHP 8.2 but, Obsidian 18.0.61 is on PHP 8.3 - Why the delay in moving Roundcube on to PHP 8.3?

[learning_curve]

Server operating system version

Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS

Plesk version and microupdate number

18.0.61 #5

As per the thread title. Anybody using Roundcube on Obsidian (like us) are currently unable to remove PHP 8.2, purely because of the Obsidian / Roundcube dependencies.
Roundcube 1.67 supports PHP 8.3 and Obsidian is now on PHP 8.3, but currently, the Obsidian default setup, is that Roundcube 1.67 will only run on PHP 8.2. In the past, it was possible to change this default setting via this page, which, has been updated since then, but now carries errors in the text sadly. Then, the Obsidian / Roundcube setup was changed (from 18.0.55 from memory) so that ^ page became irrelevant anyway. When asked about the same back then (but with earlier PHP versions) Plesk did advise "...there are reasons why Plesk hasn't done it yet..." So eventually... Yes, the updates did take place (Roundcube moving on to PHP 8.2).
Can Plesk advise provide an ETA or maybe an Obsidian release number, when the same type of update will happen for this version of Roundcube?

 

[Kaspar@Plesk]

Unfortunately there is no ETA on when the PHP version for Roundcube will be updated to version 8.3. It's very much on the to-do list (but so are many other things). Is there any specific reason you want to use PHP 8.3 for RC?

 

[learning_curve]

Unfortunately there is no ETA on when the PHP version for Roundcube will be updated to version 8.3. It's very much on the to-do list (but so are many other things). Is there any specific reason you want to use PHP 8.3 for RC?

Understood. The mains reasons are: It's the only application / package (that we use on servers, where we use Obsidian) that still must use PHP 8.2. So by default, that means as mentioned, that it's therefore impossible to remove PHP 8.2 from said servers. It's not mission critical, so it's not a complaint
It just seems like an oversight, that having spent a lot of time and effort on ensuring that Obsidian runs on PHP 8.3, a main webmail service, gets left behind.