newrelic/newrelic-php-agent v10.16.0.5

Release 10.16.0.5

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New Relic PHP agent v10.16.0.5

Security

• Agent debugging log obfuscation improved for relevant agent configuration values.

New features

• INI value newrelic.framework.wordpress.hooks.options that allows tailoring WordPress instrumentation. Using plugins_callbacks or threshold values offer different instrumentation levels with reduced agent’s overhead. See https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/php-agent/configuration/php-agent-configuration/#inivar-framework-wordpress-hooks-options and https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/php-agent/frameworks-libraries/wordpress-specific-functionality/ for more details.

Miscellaneous improvements

• Several performance-related improvements for agent when using the Wordpress framework.

Important end-of-life information

• Support for PHP versions 7.0 and 7.1 will EOL on June 1st, 2024

Support statement

• New Relic recommends that you upgrade the agent regularly and at a minimum every 3 months. For more information on supported agent versions and EOL timelines, check out our PHP EOL policy.
• The PHP agent compatibility and requirements page should be consulted for the latest information on supported PHP versions and platforms.

Important information

For installations using an unsupported PHP version or platform, it's highly recommended that you disable the auto-update mechanisms for the PHP agent packages. This can be done by adding the PHP agent packages to an exclusion list for package upgrades. Or you could version pin the PHP agent package to an agent version that supports the old, unsupported feature(s). Failure to prevent upgrades may result in a newer agent release being installed and the removal of support for the required, unsupported features. This would disrupt APM data collection.
The PHP agent packages that are affected are:

• newrelic-php5
• newrelic-php5-common
• newrelic-daemon