PROBLEM changedata fails with http500 after php update to 8.x

[bonaventure]

With many people being forced to upgrade to 8.x ........

I am reading this statement in different posts in the forum. I don't know where this statement
is coming from but it has no relationship with reality.
There are millions of apps and websites out there on the internet that simply were not made for php8
and still need to stay functional. Hosting Companies do know this very well and therefore
let you choose the php version as a service that is needed for an app or website to work.
Just go into your hostings cpanel and have a look for your self. And please don't come with the story
that it is needed for security reasons because any Hosting Company is running an app or website
in a virtual environment that is protecting the environment and network from the Hosting Company.
And please don't come with the story that your Hosting Company does not let you choose the php
version as a service. That does not exist and if it does ... you are simply not paying for that service.

Host Europe takes php versions off when these reach EOL. This took place yesterday.
HE's hotline is experiencing pain now :-D, but it's up to them to decide their policies, so I have to love it or leave it.
all-inkl and Hetzner still offer 5.6, 7.0-7.4 in addition to 8.*.

So I have 3 Options
- Switch to WP, MODX etc (this means use a week for the theme and another for the content IF I AM QUICK, which is 5K,-)
- Move the site to the other provider (this means use only a little money, cause it's no MY domain I am working on)
- Get an 8.* compatible update of gs (costs me an hour and some sweat :-p)

That's MY reality.