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A **popular general-purpose scripting language** that is especially suited to web development.
Fast, flexible and pragmatic, PHP powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.

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11 Sep 2025## PHP 8.5.0 Beta 3 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the third beta release of PHP 8.5.0, Beta 3. This continues the PHP 8.5 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.5.0 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 RC1, planned for 25 Sep 2025.

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.

28 Aug 2025## PHP 8.5.0 Beta 2 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the second beta release of PHP 8.5.0, Beta 2. This continues the PHP 8.5 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.5.0 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 11 Sep 2025.

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.

28 Aug 2025## PHP 8.3.25 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.25. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.3.25 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.

28 Aug 2025## PHP 8.4.12 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.12. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.12 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.

14 Aug 2025## PHP 8.5.0 Beta 1 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the first beta release of PHP 8.5.0, Beta 1. This continues the PHP 8.5 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.5.0 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 28 Aug 2025.

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.

01 Aug 2025## PHP 8.5.0 Alpha 4 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the third testing release of PHP 8.5.0, Alpha 4. This continues the PHP 8.5 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.5.0 Alpha 4 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 1, planned for 14 Aug 2025.

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.

31 Jul 2025## PHP 8.4.11 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.11. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.11 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.

31 Jul 2025## PHP 8.3.24 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.24. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.3.24 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.

17 Jul 2025## PHP 8.5.0 Alpha 2 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the second testing release of PHP 8.5.0, Alpha 2. This continues the PHP 8.5 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.5.0 Alpha 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 Alpha 3, planned for 31 Jul 2025.

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.

03 Jul 2025## PHP 8.5.0 Alpha 1 available for testing

The PHP team is pleased to announce the first testing release of PHP 8.5.0, Alpha 1. This starts the PHP 8.5 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.5.0 Alpha 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 Alpha 2, planned for 17 Jul 2025.

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.

03 Jul 2025## PHP 8.3.23 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.23. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.3.23 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.

03 Jul 2025## PHP 8.1.33 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.1.33. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.1 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.1.33 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.

03 Jul 2025## PHP 8.2.29 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.29. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.2.29 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.

03 Jul 2025## PHP 8.4.10 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.10. This is a security release.

Version 8.4.9 was skipped because it was tagged without including security patches.

All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.10 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.

05 Jun 2025## PHP 8.3.22 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.22. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.3.22 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.

05 Jun 2025## PHP 8.4.8 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.8. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.8 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.

08 May 2025## PHP 8.3.21 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.21. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.3.21 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.

08 May 2025## PHP 8.4.7 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.7. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.7 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.

10 Apr 2025## PHP 8.4.6 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.6. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.6 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.

10 Apr 2025## PHP 8.3.20 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.20. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.3.20 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.

10 Apr 2025## PHP Core Undergoes Security Audit – Results Now Available

A focused security audit of the PHP source code (php/php-src) was recently completed, commissioned by the Sovereign Tech Agency, organized by The PHP Foundation in partnership with OSTIF, and performed by Quarkslab. The audit targeted the most critical parts of the codebase, leading to 27 findings, 17 with security implications, including four CVEs.

All issues have been addressed by the PHP development team. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest PHP versions to benefit from these security improvements.

Read the full audit report. More details in the PHP Foundation blog post.

If your organization is interested in sponsoring further audits, please contact The PHP Foundation team: contact@thephp.foundation.

13 Mar 2025## PHP 8.2.28 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.28. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.2.28 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.

13 Mar 2025## PHP 8.1.32 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.1.32. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.1 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.1.32 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.

13 Mar 2025## PHP 8.4.5 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.5. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.5 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.

13 Mar 2025## PHP 8.3.19 Released!

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.19. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.3.19 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.

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