# What's New in ReportingCloud in 2021

> ReportingCloud in 2021: PHP SDK 3.0 and Laminas module 3.0 for PHP 7.4 and 8.0, with Guzzle 7 and API keys in place of user name and password authentication.

- **Product:** ReportingCloud
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** ReportingCloud > What's New > What's New in ReportingCloud in 2021
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/whats-new/2021/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/whats-new/2021/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/whats-new/2021/llms-full.txt

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Version 3.0 of the PHP SDK, released in June 2021, moved to PHP 7.4 and 8.0 and deprecated authentication with a user name and password. [Upgrading](#upgrading) lists what to check before you update.

### Changes at a Glance

| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| June 21 | PHP SDK 3.0 and Laminas module 3.0 |

### SDKs

- **PHP SDK 3.0 (June 21).** Version 3.0 requires PHP 7.4 or later, supports PHP 8.0 and Guzzle 7, and deprecates authentication with a user name and password in favor of API keys; see [Authentication](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/document-processing/authentication/llms-full.txt). Version 3.0 of the Laminas module was released the same day.

### Upgrading

- **Check the PHP version.** The SDK requires PHP 7.4 or later.
- **Authenticate with an API key.** Create an API key and pass it to the SDK instead of a user name and password. [API Keys](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/llms-full.txt) explains how to create one.

### Related Pages

- [PHP](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/sdks/php/llms-full.txt): the PHP SDK, its package and its requirements.
- [2022](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/whats-new/2022/llms-full.txt): the next year, with the PHP 8.1 refactoring under the former package name.
- [2020](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/whats-new/2020/llms-full.txt): the previous year, with the Laminas module.

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