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Subject: [PHP-DEV] PHP 8.5.4RC1 available for testing
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From: daniel.e.scherzer@gmail.com (Daniel Scherzer)

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PHP 8.5.4RC1 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~daniels/

Or use the git tag: php-8.5.4RC1

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

8.5.4 should be expected in 2 weeks, i.e. on the 12 Mar 2026.

Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/DanielEScherzer/d9796dbb04e63e0a7c3b3b429bcdd6aa

Thank you, and happy testing!

Regards,
Daniel Scherzer, Volker Dusch, and Pierrick Charron

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from<br><a href=3D"https://downloads.php.net/~daniels/">https://downloads.p=
hp.net/~daniels/</a><br><br>Or use the git tag: php-8.5.4RC1<br><br>Windows=
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uilds.php#windows">https://www.php.net/pre-release-builds.php#windows</a><b=
r><br>Please test it carefully, and report any bugs at<br><a href=3D"https:=
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://gist.github.com/DanielEScherzer/d9796dbb04e63e0a7c3b3b429bcdd6aa</a><br>=
<br>Thank you, and happy testing!<br><br>Regards,<br>Daniel Scherzer, Volke=
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