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        <li><a href="https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration84.new-features.php#migration84.new-features.core.lazy-objects">Lazy Objects</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration84.new-features.php#migration84.new-features.pdo">PDO driver-specific subclasses</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration84.new-classes.php#migration84.new-classes.bcmath">BCMath object type</a></li>
        <li>And much much more...</li>
      </ul>
      <p>
        For source downloads of PHP 8.4.1 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
        Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
        The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.4.1">ChangeLog</a>.
      </p>
      <p>
        The <a href="https://php.net/manual/en/migration84.php">migration guide</a> is available in the PHP Manual.
        Please consult it for the detailed list of new features and backward incompatible changes.
      </p>
      <p>Kudos to all the contributors and supporters!</p>
    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-11-21T06:23:55+00:00">21 Nov 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-11-21-3" id="2024-11-21-3">PHP 8.1.31 Released!</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div><p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.1.31. This is a security release.</p>

<p>All PHP 8.1 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>

<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.1.31 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.1.31">ChangeLog</a>.
</p>    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-11-21T04:17:35+00:00">21 Nov 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-11-21-2" id="2024-11-21-2">PHP 8.3.14 Released!</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div><p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.14. This is a security release.</p>

<p>All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>

<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.3.14 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.3.14">ChangeLog</a>.
</p>    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-11-21T03:50:54+00:00">21 Nov 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-11-21-1" id="2024-11-21-1">PHP 8.2.26 Released!</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div><p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.26. This is a security release.</p>

<p>All PHP 8.2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>

<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.2.26 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.2.26">ChangeLog</a>.
</p>    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-11-07T18:53:19+00:00">07 Nov 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-11-07-1" id="2024-11-07-1">PHP 8.4.0 RC4 available for testing</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div>
      <p>
        The PHP team is pleased to announce the release of PHP 8.4.0, RC4.
        This is the fourth release candidate, continuing the PHP 8.4 release cycle,
        the rough outline of which is specified in the
        <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84">PHP Wiki</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         For source downloads of PHP 8.4.0, RC4 please visit the
         <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~calvinb">download page</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues">bug reporting system</a>.
       </p>
       <p><b>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</b></p>
       <p>
         For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0RC4/NEWS">NEWS</a> file
         or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0RC4/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a>
         file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be
         found in the release archive.
       </p>
       <p>
         The next release will be the production-ready, general availability
         release, planned for 21 November 2024.
       </p>
       <p>
         The signatures for the release can be found in
         <a href="https://gist.github.com/NattyNarwhal/6a107fe3b862ac3e2cf03b013e151eba">the manifest</a>
         or on <a href="https://qa.php.net/">the QA site</a>.
       </p>
       <p>Thank you for helping us make PHP better.</p>
    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-10-24T13:22:16+00:00">24 Oct 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-10-24-3" id="2024-10-24-3">PHP 8.4.0 RC3 available for testing</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div>
      <p>
         The PHP team is pleased to announce the release of PHP 8.4.0, RC3.
         This is the third release candidate, continuing the PHP 8.4 release cycle,
         the rough outline of which is specified in the
         <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84">PHP Wiki</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         For source downloads of PHP 8.4.0, RC3 please visit the
         <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~saki">download page</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues">bug reporting system</a>.
       </p>
       <p><b>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</b></p>
       <p>
         For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0RC3/NEWS">NEWS</a> file
         or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0RC3/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a>
         file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be
         found in the release archive.
       </p>
       <p>
         The next release will be RC 4, planned for 07 November 2024.
       </p>
       <p>
         The signatures for the release can be found in
         <a href="https://gist.github.com/SakiTakamachi/3648bbdbfeadefb8e40b4ad9592d3b6a">the manifest</a>
         or on <a href="https://qa.php.net/">the QA site</a>.
       </p>
       <p>Thank you for helping us make PHP better.</p>
    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-10-24T12:54:49+00:00">24 Oct 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-10-24-2" id="2024-10-24-2">PHP 8.2.25 Released!</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div>
      <p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.25. This is a bug fix release.</p>
      <p>All PHP 8.2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>
      <p>For source downloads of PHP 8.2.25 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
      Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
      The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.2.25">ChangeLog</a>.
      </p>
    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-10-24T12:05:52+00:00">24 Oct 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-10-24-1" id="2024-10-24-1">PHP 8.3.13 Released!</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div><p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.13. This is a bug fix release.</p>

<p>All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>

<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.3.13 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.3.13">ChangeLog</a>.
</p>    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-10-10T14:04:23+00:00">10 Oct 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-10-10-1" id="2024-10-10-1">PHP 8.4.0 RC2 available for testing</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div>
      <p>
         The PHP team is pleased to announce the release of PHP 8.4.0, RC2.
         This is the second release candidate, continuing the PHP 8.4 release cycle,
         the rough outline of which is specified in the
         <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84">PHP Wiki</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         For source downloads of PHP 8.4.0, RC2 please visit the
         <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~calvinb">download page</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues">bug reporting system</a>.
       </p>
       <p><b>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</b></p>
       <p>
         For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0RC2/NEWS">NEWS</a> file
         or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0RC2/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a>
         file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be
         found in the release archive.
       </p>
       <p>
         The next release will be RC 3, planned for 24 October 2024.
       </p>
       <p>
         The signatures for the release can be found in
         <a href="https://gist.github.com/NattyNarwhal/ea2bb82ce1e3fb67f385b2d6e2e085dc">the manifest</a>
         or on <a href="https://qa.php.net/">the QA site</a>.
       </p>
       <p>Thank you for helping us make PHP better.</p>
    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-09-26T19:56:50+00:00">26 Sep 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-09-26-4" id="2024-09-26-4">PHP 8.1.30 Released!</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div><p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.1.30. This is a security release.</p>

<p>All PHP 8.1 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>

<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.1.30 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.1.30">ChangeLog</a>.
</p>    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-09-26T19:25:27+00:00">26 Sep 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-09-26-3" id="2024-09-26-3">PHP 8.4.0 RC 1 now available for testing</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div>
      <p>
         The PHP team is pleased to announce the release of PHP 8.4.0, RC 1.
         This is the first release candidate, continuing the PHP 8.4 release cycle,
         the rough outline of which is specified in the
         <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84">PHP Wiki</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         For source downloads of PHP 8.4.0, RC 1 please visit the
         <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~saki">download page</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues">bug reporting system</a>.
       </p>
       <p><b>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</b></p>
       <p>
         For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0RC1/NEWS">NEWS</a> file
         or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0RC1/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a>
         file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be
         found in the release archive.
       </p>
       <p>
         The next release will be RC 2, planned for 10 October 2024.
       </p>
       <p>
         The signatures for the release can be found in
         <a href="https://gist.github.com/SakiTakamachi/198dac0514f8cba37ed3506526cd1fb2">the manifest</a>
         or on <a href="https://qa.php.net/">the QA site</a>.
       </p>
       <p>Thank you for helping us make PHP better.</p>
    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-09-26T16:25:23+00:00">26 Sep 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-09-26-2" id="2024-09-26-2">PHP 8.2.24 Released!</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div><p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.24. This is a security release.</p>

<p>All PHP 8.2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>

<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.2.24 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.2.24">ChangeLog</a>.
</p>    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-09-26T13:31:15+00:00">26 Sep 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-09-26-1" id="2024-09-26-1">PHP 8.3.12 Released!</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div><p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.12. This is a security release.</p>

<p>All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>

<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.3.12 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.3.12">ChangeLog</a>.
</p>    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-09-12T14:14:49+00:00">12 Sep 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-09-12-1" id="2024-09-12-1">PHP 8.4.0 Beta 5 available for testing</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div>
       <p>
         The PHP team is pleased to announce the release of PHP 8.4.0, Beta 5.
         This is the third beta release, continuing the PHP 8.4 release cycle,
         the rough outline of which is specified in the
         <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84">PHP Wiki</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         For source downloads of PHP 8.4.0, Beta 5 please visit the
         <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~calvinb">download page</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues">bug reporting system</a>.
       </p>
       <p><b>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</b></p>
       <p>
         For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0beta5/NEWS">NEWS</a> file
         or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0beta5/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a>
         file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be
         found in the release archive.
       </p>
       <p>
         The next release will be RC 1, planned for 26 September 2024.
       </p>
       <p>
         The signatures for the release can be found in
         <a href="https://gist.github.com/NattyNarwhal/2dc0c8a3f7bf63ec5143b4bf703ee626">the manifest</a>
         or on <a href="https://qa.php.net/">the QA site</a>.
       </p>
       <p>Thank you for helping us make PHP better.</p>
    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-08-29T21:40:58+00:00">29 Aug 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-08-29-3" id="2024-08-29-3">PHP 8.3.11 Released!</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div><p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.11. This is a bug fix release.</p>

<p>All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>

<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.3.11 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.3.11">ChangeLog</a>.
</p>    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-08-29T18:15:12+00:00">29 Aug 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-08-29-2" id="2024-08-29-2">PHP 8.4.0 Beta 4 now available for testing</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div>
      <p>
         The PHP team is pleased to announce the release of PHP 8.4.0, Beta 4.
         This is the second beta release, continuing the PHP 8.4 release cycle,
         the rough outline of which is specified in the
         <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84">PHP Wiki</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         For source downloads of PHP 8.4.0, Beta 4 please visit the
         <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~saki">download page</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues">bug reporting system</a>.
       </p>
       <p><b>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</b></p>
       <p>
         For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0beta4/NEWS">NEWS</a> file
         or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0beta4/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a>
         file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be
         found in the release archive.
       </p>
       <p>
         The next release will be Beta 5, planned for 12 September 2024.
       </p>
       <p>
         The signatures for the release can be found in
         <a href="https://gist.github.com/SakiTakamachi/7132a67e0cdc1e792fa1e88f1726d5cc">the manifest</a>
         or on <a href="https://qa.php.net/">the QA site</a>.
       </p>
       <p>Thank you for helping us make PHP better.</p>
    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-08-29T15:58:02+00:00">29 Aug 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-08-29-1" id="2024-08-29-1">PHP 8.2.23 Released!</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div>
      <p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.23. This is a bug fix release.</p>
      <p>All PHP 8.2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>
      <p>For source downloads of PHP 8.2.23 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
        Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
        The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.2.23">ChangeLog</a>.
      </p>
    </div>
  
  </div>
</article><article class="newsentry">
  <header class="title">
    <time datetime="2024-08-15T13:45:25+00:00">15 Aug 2024</time>
    <h2 class="newstitle">
      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-08-15-1" id="2024-08-15-1">PHP 8.4.0 Beta 3 now available for testing</a>
    </h2>
  </header>
  <div class="newscontent">
    <div>
      <p>
         The PHP team is pleased to announce the release of PHP 8.4.0, Beta 3.
         This is the first beta release, continuing the PHP 8.4 release cycle,
         the rough outline of which is specified in the
         <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84">PHP Wiki</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         For source downloads of PHP 8.4.0, Beta 3 please visit the
         <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~calvinb">download page</a>.
       </p>
       <p>
         Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the
         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues">bug reporting system</a>.
       </p>
       <p><b>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</b></p>
       <p>
         For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the
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      <a href="https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-08-01-3" id="2024-08-01-3">PHP 8.4.0 Alpha 4 available for testing</a>
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            <p>The PHP team is pleased to announce the second testing release of PHP 8.4.0, Alpha 4. This continues the PHP 8.4 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84">PHP Wiki</a>.</p>
            <p>For source downloads of PHP 8.4.0 Alpha 4 please visit the <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~saki/">download page</a>.</p>
            <p>Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues">bug reporting system</a>.</p>
            <p><strong>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</strong></p>
            <p>For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0alpha4/NEWS">NEWS</a> file, or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0alpha4/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a> file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.</p>
            <p>The next release will be Beta 1, planned for 15 Aug 2024.</p>
            <p>The signatures for the release can be found in <a href="https://gist.github.com/SakiTakamachi/6ef16057e96947aa030408db244718a7">the manifest</a> or on <a href="https://qa.php.net/">the QA site</a>.</p>
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<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.2.22 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
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<p>All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.</p>

<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.3.10 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
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      <p>The PHP team is pleased to announce the second testing release of PHP 8.4.0, Alpha 2. This continues the PHP 8.4 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84">PHP Wiki</a>.</p>

      <p>For source downloads of PHP 8.4.0 Alpha 2 please visit the <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~calvinb/">download page</a>.</p>

      <p>Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues">bug reporting system</a>.</p>

      <p><strong>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</strong></p>

      <p>For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0alpha2/NEWS">NEWS</a> file, or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0alpha2/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a> file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.</p>

      <p>The next release will be Alpha 3, planned for 1 Aug 2024.</p>

      <p>The signatures for the release can be found in <a href="https://gist.github.com/NattyNarwhal/74b55b8fcc6411ff8db05f87a6f41864">the manifest</a> or on <a href="https://qa.php.net/">the QA site</a>.</p>

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