Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: [RFC] Deprecations for PHP 8.6

On Monday, 13 July 2026 at 17:04, Gina P. Banyard <[email protected]> wrote=
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> On Tuesday, 7 July 2026 at 12:54, Gina P. Banyard <[email protected]> wro=
te:
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> > On Monday, 22 June 2026 at 14:13, Gina P. Banyard <[email protected]> w=
rote:
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> > > Hello internals,
> > >
> > > It is this time of year again where we proposed a list of deprecation=
s to add in PHP 8.6:
> > >
> > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_6
> > >
> > > As a reminder, this list has been compiled over the course of the pas=
t year by different people.
> > >
> > > And as usual, each deprecation will be voted in isolation.
> > >
> > > We still have a bit of time anyone else to propose additional depreca=
tions, and if you have write access feel free to add them directly to the R=
FC.
> > > Please note that with the new RFC policy rules the RFC must be finali=
zed and in a "frozen" state by the 13th of July at the latest.
> > >
> > > Some deprecations should be non-controversial, others a bit more.
> > > If a deprecation is really controversial, it might warrant its own de=
dicated RFC or be dropped altogether.
> >
> > Reminder that there is less than a single week for adding deprecations =
before the RFC needs to be in a frozen state.
> > A few people have added new ones and some were sent directly to me whic=
h I just added.
> > I also reordered some of the deprecations to group them together in som=
ewhat more logical places.
> >
> > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_6
> >
> > If anyone has any issues or additional proposals they can still be adde=
d or amended.
> > If none are added or amended, I will initiate a call to vote next week.
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> The RFC is now *frozen* no new proposals will be accepted.
> As some were added during the past week minimum of 2 weeks discussion is =
necessary.
> Amendments to existing proposals can be made ONLY IF they are minor chang=
es according to the policy.
> I will initiate a call to vote next week on Monday (the 20th) for the fol=
lowing Monday (the 27th) so that the vote is done by the 10th of August.
> This should hopefully mean that most accepted proposals can land with 8.6=
.0beta1.

As said last week, I intend to open the vote next Monday (the 27th of July)=
 for 2 weeks so that the vote is finished on time for 8.6.

Best regards,

Gina P. Banyard