PHP 8.6.0RC2 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~mbeccati/
Or use the git tag: php-8.6.0RC2
RC1 was skipped due to a packaging error, for more information:
https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20260923-no-php86-rc-1
This is an early test release and not intended for production use.
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.
8.6.0RC3 should be expected in 2 weeks, i.e. on 8 Oct 2026.
Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/mbeccati/cfba591777a21f54badd12bf60bcecc9
Thank you, and happy testing!
Regards,
Matteo Beccati, Joe Ferguson & Daniel Scherzer
php-8.6.0RC2.tar.bz2
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php-8.6.0RC2.tar.gz
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php-8.6.0RC2.tar.xz
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