Howard Miller

I don't deal with the servers, but I think it's actually Oracle Linux 9.4. If that sounds right. Also remi, I believe.

The database is MySQL Enterprise.

PHP 8.1 (FPM) on RedHat Enterprise Linux. Apache 2.4

We are using Apache with php-fpm (and not experiencing this problem).

Without wishing to go off at a tangent, the mod-php/php-fpm argument is nowhere near as straightforward as that. php-fpm has a LOT more configuration for you to get wrong and, in may cases, may still not be the best choice.

Nobody (sane) does. But sometimes you have to balance what is worse (for you) - out of date PHP or hacking core Moodle.

I can't answer that for you, of course.

I think your subject doesn't quite capture the issue. You CAN upgrade PHP - you are prevented from doing so because that bug is a show-stopper for you. You need that bug fixed. I can sympathise, but that's about all.

If as you say the bug is a serious problem for "thousands of users", I am having trouble understanding why only 4 people have voted for it in the tracker.