PHP 8.6.0beta2 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~mbeccati/
Or use the git tag: php-8.6.0beta2
This is an early test release and not intended for production use.
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.
8.6.0beta3 should be expected in 2 weeks, i.e. on 10 Sep 2026.
Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/mbeccati/52a35ef482b1b73296176ba9176f17b2
Thank you, and happy testing!
Regards,
Matteo Beccati, Joe Ferguson & Daniel Scherzer
php-8.6.0beta2.tar.bz2
SHA256 hash:
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php-8.6.0beta2.tar.gz
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PGP signature:
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php-8.6.0beta2.tar.xz
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