PHP8.2 is missing from the Ubuntu 22 runner image

[CxDevLead]

Description

As of currently, if a user needs to use PHP8.2 on a Microsoft hosted runner image, the only option they have is Ubuntu 20.

Ubuntu 22 should also support the most recent version of PHP.

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions - Standard Runners
• GitHub Actions - Larger Runners

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• macOS 11
• macOS 12
• macOS 13
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

Image version and build link

20230426.1

Is it regression?

No

Expected behavior

PHP8.2 is included as a supported version in the runner image

Actual behavior

PHP 8.2 is not supported, and any PHP8.2 features (such as readonly classes) fail.

Repro steps

Use the following settings:

pool:
  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'

variables:
  phpVersion: 8.2

steps:
  # First, update the phpVersion to the required version
  - script: |
      sudo update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php$(phpVersion)
      sudo update-alternatives --set phar /usr/bin/phar$(phpVersion)
      sudo update-alternatives --set phpdbg /usr/bin/phpdbg$(phpVersion)
      sudo update-alternatives --set php-cgi /usr/bin/php-cgi$(phpVersion)
      sudo update-alternatives --set phar.phar /usr/bin/phar.phar$(phpVersion)
      php -version
    displayName: 'Use PHP version $(phpVersion)'

The runner will throw the following errors:

update-alternatives: error: alternative /usr/bin/php8.2 for php not registered; not setting
update-alternatives: error: alternative /usr/bin/phar8.2 for phar not registered; not setting
update-alternatives: error: alternative /usr/bin/phpdbg8.2 for phpdbg not registered; not setting
update-alternatives: error: alternative /usr/bin/php-cgi8.2 for php-cgi not registered; not setting
update-alternatives: error: alternative /usr/bin/phar.phar8.2 for phar.phar not registered; not setting
PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.11 (cli) (built: Feb 22 2023 22:56:18) (NTS)

[sergei-pyshnoi]

Hello @CxDevLead , we will take a look.

[sergei-pyshnoi]

PHP 8.2 Is missing in official Ubuntu22 apt repository. GitHub recommends using the setup-php action for any customers who want to use any other (non-installed) versions of PHP or want to get latest PHP faster. You can find additional information in this tread.

[CxDevLead]

I doubt any PHP developer considers this closed or a solution.

Canonical only supports 1 version of PHP for every Ubuntu release. Once a new version is released they do not include it until the next release.

[ilia-shipitsin]

@CxDevLead , maybe switching to containerized builds is an option ?

for example

name: CI

on: [ push, workflow_dispatch ]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    container:
      image: php:${{ matrix.php_version }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
        php_version: ["8.2", "8.1"]
        
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Run a one-line script
        run: php --version