PHP 8.4.17RC1 Ready for testing

[email protected] (Calvin Buckley) Thu, 1 Jan 2026 16:15:33 -0400
Newsgroups php.qa
Message-ID <[email protected]>
PHP 8.4.17RC1 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~calvinb/

Or use the git tag: php-8.4.17RC1

Windows binaries are available at: =
https://www.php.net/pre-release-builds.php#windows

Please test it carefully, and report any bugs at =
https://github.com/php/php-src/issues

8.4.17 should be expected in 2 weeks, i.e. on the 15th.

Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/NattyNarwhal/e293016cb2f30293ba175743387c6478

Thank you, and happy testing!

Regards,
Calvin Buckley, Saki Takamachi, and Eric Mann



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