PHP 8.5.1RC1 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~edorian/
Or use the git tag: php-8.5.1RC1
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/new?template=bug_report.yml on GitHub.
8.5.1 should be expected in 2 weeks, on 18 Dec 2025.
In addition, there will be 8.5.1RC2, which can be expected next
Thursday, 11 Dec 2025.
Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/edorian/3221fb93d42b40cb1ba434239edf0f05
Thank you, and happy testing!
Regards,
Volker Dusch, Daniel Scherzer, and Pierrick Charron
php-8.5.1RC1.tar.bz2
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php-8.5.1RC1.tar.gz
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php-8.5.1RC1.tar.xz
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