PHP 8.6.0beta1 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~svpernova09/
Or use the git tag: php-8.6.0beta1
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.
8.6.0beta2 should be expected in 2 weeks, i.e., on 27 Aug 2026.
Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/svpernova09/c79e500ff918fa7eccd31852bb59746b
Thank you, and happy testing!
Regards,
Matteo Beccati, Joe Ferguson & Daniel Scherzer
Manifests:
php-8.6.0beta1.tar.bz2
SHA256 hash: 7061a8c930e75e52c71264e5fac43025cec7b40cbd31d941a744218916f53cfd
PGP signature:
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php-8.6.0beta1.tar.gz
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