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PHP 8.1.0 Alpha 3 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the third testing release of PHP 8.1.0, Alpha 3. This continues the PHP 8.1 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.1.0 Alpha 3 please visit the download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the bug reporting system.

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 Jul 22 2021.

The signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the QA site.

Thank you for helping us make PHP better.

PHP 7.4.21 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.4.21. This is a security release.

All PHP 7.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.4.21 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 8.0.8 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.0.8. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.0 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.0.8 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.3.29 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.3.29. This is a security release.

All PHP 7.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.3.29 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 8.1.0 Alpha 2 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the second testing release of PHP 8.1.0, Alpha 2. This continues the PHP 8.1 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.1.0 Alpha 2 please visit the download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the bug reporting system.

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 8 Jul 2021.

The signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the QA site.

Thank you for helping us make PHP better.

PHP 8.1.0 Alpha 1 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the first testing release of PHP 8.1.0, Alpha 1. This starts the PHP 8.1 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.1.0 Alpha 1 please visit the download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the bug reporting system.

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 24 Jun 2021.

The signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the QA site.

Thank you for helping us make PHP better.

PHP 8.0.7 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.0.7. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.0 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.0.7 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.4.20 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.4.20. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 7.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.4.20 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 8.0.6 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.0.6. This release reverts a bug related to PDO_pgsql that was introduced in PHP 8.0.5.

PHP 8.0 users that use PDO_pgsql are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.0.6 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.4.19 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.4.19. This release reverts a bug related to PDO_pgsql that was introduced in PHP 7.4.18.

PHP 7.4 users that use PDO_pgsql are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.4.19 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.4.18 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.4.18. This is a security release.

All PHP 7.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.4.18 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 8.0.5 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.0.5. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.0 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.0.5 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.3.28 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.3.28. This is a security release.

All PHP 7.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.3.28 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP releases on hold

As announced on the php.internals mailing list, a pair of malicious commits were made in the PHP source code repository over the weekend. These commits were immediately noticed and reverted, and thus never reached end users. The investigation into the root cause and exact scope of the compromise is still ongoing, therefore releases will be put on hold for two weeks assuming no further issues are discovered.

Thank you for bearing with us while we endeavor to ensure that PHP is a stable and reliable platform for web development.

PHP 8.0.3 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.0.3. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.0 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.0.3 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.4.16 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.4.16. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 7.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.4.16 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 8.0.2 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.0.2. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.0 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.0.2 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.4.15 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.4.15. This is a security release.

All PHP 7.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.4.15 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.3.27 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.3.27. This is a security release.

All PHP 7.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.3.27 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 8.0.1 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.0.1. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.0 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.0.1 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.3.26 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.3.26. This is a security release.

All PHP 7.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.3.26 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.4.14 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.4.14. This is a security release.

All PHP 7.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.4.14 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 8.0.0 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.0.0. This release marks the latest major release of the PHP language.

PHP 8.0 comes with numerous improvements and new features such as:

  • Union Types
  • Named Arguments
  • Match Expressions
  • Attributes
  • Constructor Property Promotion
  • Nullsafe Operator
  • Weak Maps
  • Just In Time Compilation
  • And much much more...

Take a look at the PHP 8.0 Announcement Addendum for more information.

For source downloads of PHP 8.0.0 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The migration guide is available in the PHP Manual. Please consult it for the detailed list of new features and backward incompatible changes.

Many thanks to all the contributors and supporters!

PHP 7.3.25 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.3.25. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 7.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.3.25 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 7.4.13 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.4.13. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 7.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.4.13 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

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