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Subject: [PHP-DEV] PHP 8.5.6RC3 available for testing
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From: daniel.e.scherzer@gmail.com (Daniel Scherzer)

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PHP 8.5.6RC3 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~daniels/

Or use the git tag: php-8.5.6RC3

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

8.5.6 should be expected in 1 week, i.e. on the 7 May 2026.

Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/DanielEScherzer/f7b0c9da6228a0422c18a136c4394864

If you're curious as to why we needed to have another release candidate, or
why that release candidate is 3 instead of 2, I wrote up an explanation on
my
blog:
https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20260430-php856-rc-3

Thank you, and happy testing!

Regards,
Daniel Scherzer, Volker Dusch, and Pierrick Charron

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<div dir=3D"ltr">PHP 8.5.6RC3 has just been released and may be downloaded =
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-8.5.6RC3<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:=
//github.com/php/php-src/issues">https://github.com/php/php-src/issues</a><=
br><br>8.5.6 should be expected in 1 week, i.e. on the 7 May 2026.<br><br>H=
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