diff --git a/dev-lang/php/patches/php8-8.1.9.patchset b/dev-lang/php/patches/php8-8.1.9.patchset
deleted file mode 100644
index bdd769f8a..000000000
--- a/dev-lang/php/patches/php8-8.1.9.patchset
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-From d73a3549a568d1eb8d58b46e5f4251179d2fa7aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: =?UTF-8?q?Zolt=C3=A1n=20Mizsei?= <zmizsei@extrowerk.com>
-Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:29:19 +0100
-Subject: Teaching m4 about Haiku
-
-
-diff --git a/ext/bz2/config.m4 b/ext/bz2/config.m4
-index 56d81a6..1595cac 100644
---- a/ext/bz2/config.m4
-+++ b/ext/bz2/config.m4
-@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ PHP_ARG_WITH([bz2],
- if test "$PHP_BZ2" != "no"; then
-   if test -r $PHP_BZ2/include/bzlib.h; then
-     BZIP_DIR=$PHP_BZ2
-+  elif test -r $PHP_BZ2/develop/headers/bzlib.h; then
-+    BZIP_DIR=$PHP_BZ2
-   else
-     AC_MSG_CHECKING(for BZip2 in default path)
-     for i in /usr/local /usr; do
-diff --git a/ext/gettext/config.m4 b/ext/gettext/config.m4
-index 536785f..8545219 100644
---- a/ext/gettext/config.m4
-+++ b/ext/gettext/config.m4
-@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ if test "$PHP_GETTEXT" != "no"; then
-     test -r $i/include/libintl.h && GETTEXT_DIR=$i && break
-   done
- 
-+  for i in $PHP_GETTEXT; do
-+    test -r $i/develop/headers/libintl.h && GETTEXT_DIR=$i && break
-+  done
-+
-   if test -z "$GETTEXT_DIR"; then
-     AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot locate header file libintl.h)
-   fi
-diff --git a/ext/readline/config.m4 b/ext/readline/config.m4
-index 209f92b..3855c8d 100644
---- a/ext/readline/config.m4
-+++ b/ext/readline/config.m4
-@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ if test "$PHP_READLINE" && test "$PHP_READLINE" != "no"; then
-     test -f $i/include/readline/readline.h && READLINE_DIR=$i && break
-   done
- 
-+  for i in $PHP_READLINE; do
-+    test -f $i/develop/headers/readline/readline.h && READLINE_DIR=$i && break
-+  done
-+
-   if test -z "$READLINE_DIR"; then
-     AC_MSG_ERROR(Please reinstall readline - I cannot find readline.h)
-   fi
--- 
-2.36.1
-
-
-From efedb861425148922cce3abd6b297eb6212edfad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: =?UTF-8?q?Zolt=C3=A1n=20Mizsei?= <zmizsei@extrowerk.com>
-Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:31:37 +0100
-Subject: PCNTL build fix
-
-
-diff --git a/ext/pcntl/pcntl.c b/ext/pcntl/pcntl.c
-index 06db55f..8a33043 100644
---- a/ext/pcntl/pcntl.c
-+++ b/ext/pcntl/pcntl.c
-@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
- # define NSIG 32
- #endif
- 
-+#ifndef SIGIO
-+# define SIGIO -1
-+#endif
-+
- ZEND_DECLARE_MODULE_GLOBALS(pcntl)
- static PHP_GINIT_FUNCTION(pcntl);
- 
--- 
-2.36.1
-
-
-From f2d213692626462617d2619831b3a3952ae2fe93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Victor Gamper <victor@wenzeslaus.de>
-Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 22:40:30 +0000
-Subject: php8: fix 32-bit
-
-
-diff --git a/ext/bz2/config.m4 b/ext/bz2/config.m4
-index 1595cac..7e398cd 100644
---- a/ext/bz2/config.m4
-+++ b/ext/bz2/config.m4
-@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ if test "$PHP_BZ2" != "no"; then
-     BZIP_DIR=$PHP_BZ2
-   elif test -r $PHP_BZ2/develop/headers/bzlib.h; then
-     BZIP_DIR=$PHP_BZ2
-+  elif test -r $PHP_BZ2/develop/headers/$(getarch)/bzlib.h; then
-+    BZIP_DIR=$PHP_BZ2
-   else
-     AC_MSG_CHECKING(for BZip2 in default path)
-     for i in /usr/local /usr; do
-diff --git a/ext/gettext/config.m4 b/ext/gettext/config.m4
-index 8545219..cad0216 100644
---- a/ext/gettext/config.m4
-+++ b/ext/gettext/config.m4
-@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ if test "$PHP_GETTEXT" != "no"; then
-     test -r $i/develop/headers/libintl.h && GETTEXT_DIR=$i && break
-   done
- 
-+  for i in $PHP_GETTEXT; do
-+    test -r $i/develop/headers/$(getarch)/libintl.h && GETTEXT_DIR=$i && break
-+  done
-+
-   if test -z "$GETTEXT_DIR"; then
-     AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot locate header file libintl.h)
-   fi
-diff --git a/ext/readline/config.m4 b/ext/readline/config.m4
-index 3855c8d..e05393c 100644
---- a/ext/readline/config.m4
-+++ b/ext/readline/config.m4
-@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ if test "$PHP_READLINE" && test "$PHP_READLINE" != "no"; then
-     test -f $i/develop/headers/readline/readline.h && READLINE_DIR=$i && break
-   done
- 
-+  for i in $PHP_READLINE; do
-+    test -f $i/develop/headers/$(getarch)/readline/readline.h && READLINE_DIR=$i && break
-+  done
-+
-   if test -z "$READLINE_DIR"; then
-     AC_MSG_ERROR(Please reinstall readline - I cannot find readline.h)
-   fi
--- 
-2.36.1
-
diff --git a/dev-lang/php/patches/php8-8.4.4.patchset b/dev-lang/php/patches/php8-8.4.4.patchset
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..172d9ed27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-lang/php/patches/php8-8.4.4.patchset
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+From b32597178779a485e24936d4738d07658785dfdb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Zolt=C3=A1n=20Mizsei?= <zmizsei@extrowerk.com>
+Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:29:19 +0100
+Subject: Teaching m4 about Haiku
+
+included 32bit fixes
+
+diff --git a/ext/bz2/config.m4 b/ext/bz2/config.m4
+index 89efb26..7fe9847 100644
+--- a/ext/bz2/config.m4
++++ b/ext/bz2/config.m4
+@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ if test "$PHP_BZ2" != "no"; then
+     done
+   ])
+ 
++  AS_IF([test -r $PHP_BZ2/develop/headers/bzlib.h], [BZIP_DIR=$PHP_BZ2], [
++    for i in /boot/system /system; do
++      AS_IF([test -r $i/develop/headers/bzlib.h], [BZIP_DIR=$i; break;])
++    done
++  ])
++
++  AS_IF([test -r $PHP_BZ2/develop/headers/$(getarch)/bzlib.h], [BZIP_DIR=$PHP_BZ2], [
++    for i in /boot/system /system; do
++      AS_IF([test -r $i/develop/headers/$(getarch)/bzlib.h], [BZIP_DIR=$i; break;])
++    done
++  ])
++
+   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for BZip2])
+   AS_VAR_IF([BZIP_DIR],, [
+     AC_MSG_RESULT([bzlib.h not found])
+diff --git a/ext/gettext/config.m4 b/ext/gettext/config.m4
+index ae3eaf3..c36e1ca 100644
+--- a/ext/gettext/config.m4
++++ b/ext/gettext/config.m4
+@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ if test "$PHP_GETTEXT" != "no"; then
+     AS_IF([test -r $i/include/libintl.h], [GETTEXT_DIR=$i; break;])
+   done
+ 
++  for i in $PHP_GETTEXT /boot/system /system; do
++    AS_IF([test -r $i/develop/headers/libintl.h], [GETTEXT_DIR=$i; break;])
++  done
++
++  for i in $PHP_GETTEXT /boot/system /system; do
++    AS_IF([test -r $i/develop/headers/$(getarch)/libintl.h], [GETTEXT_DIR=$i; break;])
++  done
++
+   AS_VAR_IF([GETTEXT_DIR],,
+     [AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot locate header file libintl.h])])
+ 
+-- 
+2.45.2
+
diff --git a/dev-lang/php/php8-8.1.9.recipe b/dev-lang/php/php8-8.4.4.recipe
similarity index 88%
rename from dev-lang/php/php8-8.1.9.recipe
rename to dev-lang/php/php8-8.4.4.recipe
index c5dc7997e..ecf53133d 100644
--- a/dev-lang/php/php8-8.1.9.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/php/php8-8.4.4.recipe
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ popular websites in the world."
 HOMEPAGE="https://php.net/"
 COPYRIGHT="2001-2022 PHP Group"
 LICENSE="PHP License v3.01"
-REVISION="6"
+REVISION="1"
 SOURCE_URI="https://php.net/get/php-$portVersion.tar.bz2/from/this/mirror"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="9ebb0e2e571db6fd5930428dcb2d19ed3e050338ec1f1347c282cae92fc086ff"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="192a325fd3ca09b6c528dd6014ee07d803c3162514d4bb0d3e0981d00ac700ec"
 SOURCE_FILENAME="php-$portVersion.tar.bz2"
 SOURCE_DIR="php-$portVersion"
 PATCHES="php8-$portVersion.patchset"
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ REQUIRES="
 	lib:libbz2$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libcrypto$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libcurl$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libedit$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libfreetype$secondaryArchSuffix
-	lib:libgettextpo$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libgd$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libicuuc$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libintl$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ REQUIRES="
 	lib:libonig$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libpcre2_8$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
-	lib:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libsqlite3$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libwebp$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -74,8 +73,8 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:libbz2$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libcrypto$secondaryArchSuffix >= 3
 	devel:libcurl$secondaryArchSuffix
+	devel:libedit$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libfreetype$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libgettextlib$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libgd$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libicuuc$secondaryArchSuffix >= 74
 	devel:libintl$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:libpcre2_8$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libpng16$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libpq$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libreadline$secondaryArchSuffix >= 8
 	devel:libsqlite3$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix >= 3
 	devel:libwebp$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -115,33 +113,34 @@ BUILD()
 		--sysconfdir=$settingsDir/php8 \
 		--with-config-file-path=$settingsDir/php8 \
 		--with-config-file-scan-dir=$settingsDir/php8 \
-		--with-zip \
-		--with-zlib-dir=`finddir B_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY` --with-zlib \
-		--with-bz2=`finddir B_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY` \
-		--with-readline=`finddir B_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY` \
-		--with-openssl \
-		--with-curl \
+		--disable-debug \
 		--disable-opcache \
-		--enable-intl \
-		--with-gettext=`finddir B_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY` \
-		--enable-ftp \
-		--enable-soap \
-		--without-iconv \
-		--enable-fpm \
-		--enable-gd \
-		--with-external-gd \
-		--with-mysqli \
 		--enable-bcmath \
-		--enable-mbstring \
-		--with-freetype \
-		--with-jpeg \
-		--with-webp \
-		--with-external-pcre \
-		--enable-exif \
 		--enable-calendar \
+		--enable-exif \
+		--enable-fpm \
+		--enable-ftp \
+		--enable-gd \
+		--enable-intl \
+		--enable-mbstring \
 		--enable-pcntl \
+		--enable-soap \
 		--enable-sockets \
-		--disable-debug
+		--with-bz2 \
+		--with-curl \
+		--with-external-gd \
+		--with-external-pcre \
+		--with-freetype \
+		--with-gettext \
+		--with-jpeg \
+		--with-libedit \
+		--with-mysqli \
+		--with-openssl \
+		--with-webp \
+		--with-zip \
+		--with-zlib \
+		--without-iconv
+
 	make $jobArgs
 }