# PHP version for CakePHP 1.3

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/php-version-for-cakephp-1-3/3595>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [December 1, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/php-version-for-cakephp-1-3/3595 "2017-12-01T15:06:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![riotera](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/riotera/32/883_2.png) [@riotera](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/riotera)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/php-version-for-cakephp-1-3/3595/1 "2017-12-01T15:06:04Z")

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Does anybody know if I can use PHP 5.6 with a application running on CakePHP 1.3? Currenctly I’m using 5.4

Thanks

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**Author:** ![markstory](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/markstory/32/182_2.png) [@markstory](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/markstory)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/php-version-for-cakephp-1-3/3595/2 "2017-12-01T15:22:44Z")

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I can’t say I’ve tried running 1.3 with PHP 5.6, but it should work in theory. Perhaps test out in a virtual machine and find out for sure 😄

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**Author:** ![ADmad](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/admad/32/20_2.png) [@ADmad](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/ADmad)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/php-version-for-cakephp-1-3/3595/3 "2017-12-01T15:23:12Z")

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Yes, the latest 1.3 release (1.3.21) works fine on PHP 5.6.

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**Author:** ![riotera](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/riotera/32/883_2.png) [@riotera](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/riotera)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/php-version-for-cakephp-1-3/3595/4 "2017-12-01T16:43:48Z")

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I’ve already tried the application with PHP 5.6 on a local machine but I wanted to be sure 😉

Thank you @markstory and @ADmad !