Upgrade PHP to 7.0

[abi]

On 04.06.2017 21:42, scratch65535 at att.net wrote:
> [Default] On Sun, 04 Jun 2017 12:10:46 -0500, Paul Schmehl
> <pschmehl_lists at tx.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Are there any instructions explaining how to upgrade php from 5.6.30 to
>> 7.0? Is it fairly straightforward? Or are there some gotchas one needs to
>> know about?
> php.net has some info, but if you're not doing anything fancy you
> shouldn't have any trouble.  I always mind Tony Hoare's advice
> and avoid the fancy stuff, so when I installed 7.0 instead of 5.6
> everything ran fine.
As OP problem was solved, it's time to hijack the thread a little :) I'm 
considering to migrate as well, what is recommended path for upgrade ? 
Uninstall all php56 ports or replace them (I believe, -o key in portmaster).