The runtime configuration option in the vapor.yml allows you to specify which PHP version a given environment uses. Amazon recently announced the second version of its operating system: Amazon Linux 2 - that provides optimized performance and long term support, without any additional charges. Starting today, you may start using PHP on top of Amazon Linux 2 by updating the runtime configuration option in the vapor.yml like so: Once the environment is deployed, your application will automatically start using Amazon Linux 2 with zero downtime. Keep in mind that using Amazon Linux 2 is highly recommended, as Amazon Linux 1 will end-of-life its standard support on December 31, 2020.
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