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Subject: [PHP-DEV] PHP 8.5.0RC5 is available for testing
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From: daniel.e.scherzer@gmail.com (Daniel Scherzer)

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PHP 8.5.0RC5 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~daniels/

Or use the git tag: php-8.5.0RC5

Windows binaries will be available soon 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.

The GA release of PHP 8.5.0 should be expected in 1 week, on 20 Nov 2025.
Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/DanielEScherzer/bc2eb22adfab2826894ea31853d57ce0

If you're curious as to why we needed to have another release candidate, I
wrote up an explanation on my blog:
https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20251113-release-candidate-5

Thank you, and happy testing!

Regards,
Daniel Scherzer, Volker Dusch, and Pierrick Charron

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hp.net/~daniels/</a><br><br>Or use the git tag: php-8.5.0RC5<br><br>Windows=
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rt any bugs at<br><a href=3D"https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/new?temp=
late=3Dbug_report.yml">https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/new?template=
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rzer/bc2eb22adfab2826894ea31853d57ce0">https://gist.github.com/DanielEScher=
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 why we needed to have another release candidate, I wrote up an explanation=
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e-5">https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20251113-release-candidate-5</a><br><br>Than=
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