# PHP 8.6.0RC5 is available for testing

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- Started by Joe Ferguson on 2026-11-05T21:29:32+00:00
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## #133010 — Joe Ferguson — 2026-11-05T21:29:32+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/133010#133010

PHP 8.6.0RC5 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~svpernova09/

Or use the git tag: php-8.6.0RC5

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.

8.6.0 should be expected in ~2 weeks, i.e. on 19 Nov 2026.

Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/svpernova09/24ecf5df03c9831844a810b37b7d2c63

Thank you, and happy testing!

Regards,
Matteo Beccati, Joe Ferguson & Daniel Scherzer


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