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changelog upgrading 10 sep 2026 php 8 6 0 beta 3 is available for testing the php team is pleased to announce the third beta release of php 8 6 0 beta 3 this continues the php 8 6 release cycle the rough outline of which is specified in the php wiki for source downloads of php 8 6 0 beta 3 please visit the download page please carefully test this version and report any issues found on github please do not use this version in production it is an early test version for more information on the new features and other changes you can read the news file or the upgrading file for a complete list of upgrading notes these files can also be found in the release archive the next release will be rc 1 planned for 24 september 2026 the signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the release candidates page thank you for helping us make php better 27 aug 2026 php 8 5 10 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 5 10 this is a bug fix release all php 8 5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 5 10 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 27 aug 2026 php 8 4 25 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 4 25 this is a bug fix release all php 8 4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 4 25 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 27 aug 2026 php 8 6 0 beta 2 available for testing the php team is pleased to announce a new beta release of php 8 6 0 beta 2 this continues the php 8 6 release cycle the rough outline of which is specified in the php wiki for source downloads of php 8 6 0 beta 2 please visit the download page please carefully test this version and report any issues found on github please do not use this version in production it is an early test version for more information on the new features and other changes you can read the news file or the upgrading file for a complete list of upgrading notes these files can also be found in the release archive the next release will be beta 3 planned for 10 sep 2026 the signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the release candidates page thank you for helping us make php better 25 aug 2026 last call for the state of php survey the state of php survey is still open but not for much longer it asks how php is working for you what you build with what is painful and what you think php should focus on next it takes around 15 minutes the survey is run by the php foundation in partnership with phpstorm by jetbrains the aggregated results will be published later this year as the state of php 2026 report the anonymized raw dataset will be released along with it so anyone in the community can check the numbers or run their own analysis more responses mean a better picture of what matters to php users if you have not filled it in yet please do and share it with your colleagues and user groups 13 aug 2026 php 8 6 0 beta 1 is available for testing the php team is pleased to announce the first beta release of php 8 6 0 beta 1 this continues the php 8 6 release cycle the rough outline of which is specified in the php wiki for source downloads of php 8 6 0 beta 1 please visit the download page please carefully test this version and report any issues found on github please do not use this version in production it is an early test version for more information on the new features and other changes you can read the news file or the upgrading file for a complete list of upgrading notes these files can also be found in the release archive the next release will be beta 2 planned for 27 aug 2026 the signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the release candidates page thank you for helping us make php better 30 jul 2026 php 8 4 24 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 4 24 this is a security release all php 8 4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 4 24 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 30 jul 2026 php 8 3 33 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 3 33 this is a security release all php 8 3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 3 33 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 30 jul 2026 php 8 6 0 alpha 3 available for testing the php team is pleased to announce the second testing release of php 8 6 0 alpha 3 this continues the php 8 6 release cycle the rough outline of which is specified in the php wiki for source downloads of php 8 6 0 alpha 3 please visit the download page please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the github issues please do not use this version in production it is an early test version for more information on the new features and other changes you can read the news file or the upgrading file for a complete list of upgrading notes these files can also be found in the release archive the next release will be beta 1 planned for 13 august 2026 the signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the pre release builds page thank you for helping us make php better 30 jul 2026 php 8 5 9 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 5 9 this is a security release all php 8 5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 5 9 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 30 jul 2026 php 8 2 33 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 2 33 this is a security release all php 8 2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 2 33 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 16 jul 2026 php 8 6 0 alpha 2 available for testing the php team is pleased to announce the second testing release of php 8 6 0 alpha 2 this continues the php 8 6 release cycle the rough outline of which is specified in the php wiki for source downloads of php 8 6 0 alpha 2 please visit the download page please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the github issues please do not use this version in production it is an early test version for more information on the new features and other changes you can read the news file or the upgrading file for a complete list of upgrading notes these files can also be found in the release archive the next release will be alpha 3 planned for 30 july 2026 the signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the pre release builds page thank you for helping us make php better 02 jul 2026 php 8 5 8 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 5 8 this is a security release all php 8 5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 5 8 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 02 jul 2026 php 8 4 23 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 4 23 this is a security release all php 8 4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 4 23 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 02 jul 2026 php 8 6 0 alpha 1 available for testing the php team is pleased to announce the first testing release of php 8 6 0 alpha 1 this starts the php 8 6 release cycle the rough outline of which is specified in the php wiki for source downloads of php 8 6 0 alpha 1 please visit the download page please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the github issues please do not use this version in production it is an early test version for more information on the new features and other changes you can read the news file or the upgrading file for a complete list of upgrading notes these files can also be found in the release archive the next release will be alpha 2 planned for 16 july 2026 the signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the pre release builds page thank you for helping us make php better 02 jul 2026 php 8 3 32 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 3 32 this is a security release all php 8 3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 3 32 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 02 jul 2026 php 8 2 32 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 2 32 this is a security release all php 8 2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 2 32 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 04 jun 2026 php 8 4 22 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 4 22 this is a bug fix release all php 8 4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 4 22 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 04 jun 2026 php 8 5 7 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 5 7 this is a bug fix release all php 8 5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 5 7 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 07 may 2026 php 8 5 6 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 5 6 this is a security release all php 8 5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 5 6 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 07 may 2026 php 8 2 31 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 2 31 this is a security release all php 8 2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 2 31 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 07 may 2026 php 8 4 21 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 4 21 this is a security release all php 8 4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 4 21 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 07 may 2026 php 8 3 31 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 3 31 this is a security release all php 8 3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 3 31 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 09 apr 2026 php 8 4 20 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 4 20 this is a bug fix release all php 8 4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 4 20 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog 09 apr 2026 php 8 5 5 released the php development team announces the immediate availability of php 8 5 5 this is a bug fix release all php 8 5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version for source downloads of php 8 5 5 please visit our downloads page windows source and binaries can also be found there the list of changes is recorded in the changelog older news entries the php foundation the php foundation is a collective of people and organizations united in the mission to ensure the long term prosperity of the php language donate conferences calling for papers dutch php conference 2027 phpbenelux conference 2027 antwerp belgium php tek 2027 upcoming conferences api platform conference 2026 lille france online forum php 2026 paris france longhornphp 2026 international php conference munich 2026 user group events special thanks social media official_php php fosstodon org phpnet copyright 2001 2026 the php group my php net contact other php net sites privacy policy view source and to 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