Magento 2.4.9 (May 2026) moves the platform to PHP 8.5, Valkey 9 and newer databases, and swaps out several old framework parts. Here is what changed, what you need to do, and how to plan it.
The licence or build price is the small cost; years of upgrades are the big one. Use this framework and two checklists to decide whether to build or buy a Magento extension.
Magento 2.4.9 runs on PHP 8.5. Here is the PHP version for every 2.4.x line, the failure types you are likely to hit when moving up, and how to detect each one early.
Standard support for Magento 2.4.7 ends on May 31, 2027. This post explains what changes on that date and gives a six-month upgrade plan that works back from it.
Magento 2.4.6 left standard support on August 11, 2026. Here is what each remaining phase still gives you, the PHP problem underneath it, and how to choose between upgrading, replatforming or waiting.
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