PHP 8.5.0RC2 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~edorian/
Or use the git tag: php-8.5.0RC2
Windows binaries are available 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.
8.5.0RC3 should be expected in 2 weeks, on 23 Oct 2025.
Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/edorian/ab490f2f9c3e9ffc9ab0f0ed17a04d50
Thank you, and happy testing!
Regards,
Volker Dusch, Daniel Scherzer, and Pierrick Charron
Manifests:
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