The PHP team is pleased to announce the first testing release of PHP 8.0.0, Alpha 1. This starts the PHP 8.0 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.0.0 Alpha 1 please visit the download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the bug reporting system.

Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.

For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the NEWS file, or the UPGRADING file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.

The next release will be Alpha 2, planned for 9 Jul 2020.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.2.31. This is a security release.

All PHP 7.2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.3.19. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 7.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.4.7. This release is a bug fix release.

All PHP 7.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.