PHP 8.5.0RC3 is available for testing

Daniel Scherzer <[email protected]> Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:28:24 -0500
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PHP 8.5.0RC3 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~daniels/

Or use the git tag: php-8.5.0RC3

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.

8.5.0RC4 should be expected in 2 weeks, i.e. on 6 Nov 2025. Hash values and
PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/DanielEScherzer/ec766d22a6c33d3eeed2f8783df85278

Thank you, and happy testing!

Regards,
Daniel Scherzer, Volker Dusch, and Pierrick Charron

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net/~daniels/</a><br><br>Or use the git tag: php-8.5.0RC3<br><br>Windows bi=
naries are available at: <a href=3D"https://windows.php.net/qa/">https://wi=
ndows.php.net/qa/</a><br><br>Please test it carefully, and report any bugs =
at <a href=3D"https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/new?template=3Dbug_repo=
rt.yml">https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/new?template=3Dbug_report.yml=
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v 2025. Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at <a href=3D"=
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