PHP 8.5.0alpha4 is available for testing

Daniel Scherzer <[email protected]> Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:21:12 -0700
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PHP 8.5.0alpha4 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~daniels/

Or use the git tag: php-8.5.0alpha4

Windows binaries are available at: https://windows.php.net/qa/

Please test it carefully, and report any bugs at
https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml on GitHub.

8.5.0beta1 should be expected in 2 weeks, i.e. on 14 Aug 2025.
Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/DanielEScherzer/380aa385bf933a1cd1a156715744d360

Thank you, and happy testing!

Regards,
Daniel Scherzer, Volker Dusch, and Pierrick Charron


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