PHP 8.6.0alpha3 is available for testing

PHP 8.6.0alpha3 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~mbeccati/

Or use the git tag: php-8.6.0alpha3

This is an early test release and not intended for production use.

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.

8.6.0beta1 should be expected in 2 weeks, i.e. on 13 Aug 2026.

Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/mbeccati/a78ae3c3bafa22839c619d1c81d286ae

Thank you, and happy testing!

Regards,
Matteo Beccati, Joe Ferguson & Daniel Scherzer



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