Magento 2.4.8 released with new features.

 Magento 2.4.8 Released: What’s New and Improved

Magento 2.4.8 (Adobe Commerce and Open Source) was officially released in June 2024, bringing several performance enhancements, security fixes, and platform upgrades. Whether you're a store owner, developer, or agency, this version aims to provide better stability and compliance with the latest standards.

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🔐 Security Enhancements

Magento 2.4.8 includes 13 security fixes that close known vulnerabilities, many of which were discovered through Adobe’s security testing and bug bounty program. Key improvements include:

• Enhanced reCAPTCHA support to prevent bot abuse

• Better validation for user-generated content

• Protection against remote code execution (RCE) in admin routes

Although no confirmed attacks were reported, Adobe strongly recommends upgrading to ensure ongoing security and PCI compliance.

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⚙️ Platform Upgrades

Magento 2.4.8 brings compatibility with updated platform components, ensuring better performance and longer support:

• ✅ PHP 8.2 (fully supported)

• 🧹 PHP 8.1 (still supported)

• ❌ PHP 7.4 and PHP 8.0 (now officially deprecated)

Other updates:

• Elasticsearch 8.11+ support

• Compatibility with Composer 2.5

• MariaDB 10.6 / MySQL 8.0 improvements

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🛒 Performance & B2B Improvements (Adobe Commerce)

If you’re using Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento Commerce), 2.4.8 brings enhancements for B2B functionality:

• Faster company account loading

• Improved shared catalog performance

• Optimized quote management

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🛠 Developer Fixes and Core Improvements

Magento 2.4.8 includes over 140 quality fixes, such as:

• Better GraphQL caching performance

• Fixes for checkout payment method rendering

• Improved Web API responses and error handling

• Performance boost for order processing and indexing

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🧪 How to Upgrade

To upgrade to Magento 2.4.8:

bash
composer require magento/product-community-edition 2.4.8 --no-update
composer update
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento cache:flush

Make sure to test your store on a staging environment before going live, especially if using custom modules or third-party extensions.

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📌 Final Thoughts

Magento 2.4.8 is a critical release for store owners who want to stay secure, compliant, and compatible with the latest tech stacks. If you're still on older versions (2.4.3 or below), this is a great time to plan your upgrade path.

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✅ Quick Recap

Area	What’s New in 2.4.8
Security	13 fixes, reCAPTCHA updates, validation hardening
PHP Compatibility	PHP 8.2 fully supported
Performance	Faster API, checkout, indexing
Platform	Elasticsearch 8.11, Composer 2.5, MariaDB 10.6
B2B Features (Commerce)	Enhanced shared catalog & quotes

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Magento 2 all types

 Magento 2 is available in different editions based on business needs. Here are all the types of Magento 2:

1. Magento Open Source (formerly Community Edition)

• Free version of Magento

• Suitable for small to medium businesses

• Requires custom development for advanced features

• No built-in B2B features

2. Magento Commerce (formerly Enterprise Edition)

• Paid version with premium features

• Suitable for medium to large businesses

• Includes B2B functionalities, advanced marketing tools, and better performance

• Available on-premise or cloud-based

3. Magento Commerce Cloud (Adobe Commerce Cloud)

• Cloud-hosted version of Magento Commerce

• Managed by Adobe Cloud Infrastructure

• Includes scalability, security, and performance optimizations

• Ideal for enterprises and global businesses

4. Magento B2B (Business-to-Business)

• Available in Magento Commerce & Commerce Cloud

• Features include company accounts, custom pricing, and quick ordering

• Designed for wholesale businesses

5. Magento PWA (Progressive Web App) Studio

• A modern frontend framework for building PWA storefronts

• Provides an app-like experience for Magento stores

• Improves performance, SEO, and mobile usability

How to check if Magento is running in production mode or developer mode

If you want to know. your Magento 2 website is running on which environment you can run below command on terminal and very easily you can know which mode is active. 

php bin/magento deploy:mode:show

 Result "Current application mode: production. (Note: Environment variables may override this value.)"

But some time w set "set $MAGE_MODE developer" on server level. So it is very difficult to know that which mode is active on website. Because terminal will show you production and server level it set different. so you can easily know via below code programmatically which mode is active in your website.  

$om = \Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance();

/** @return \Magento\Framework\App\State */
$state = $om->get('Magento\Framework\App\State');
print_r($state->getMode());

It would help you to development.