PHP 8.5.6RC1 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~daniels/
Or use the git tag: php-8.5.6RC1
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 2 weeks, i.e. on the 7 May 2026.
Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/DanielEScherzer/108510dd1016e1c63946309e0dd245d9
Thank you, and happy testing!
Regards,
Daniel Scherzer, Volker Dusch, and Pierrick Charron
php-8.5.6RC1.tar.bz2
SHA256 hash:
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PGP signature:
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php-8.5.6RC1.tar.gz
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php-8.5.6RC1.tar.xz
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