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Seriously: PHP 5.4.15 and PHP 5.3.25 really were released!

9 May 2013, 1:14 pm

We weren't trying to pull an April Fool's Day joke in May. A temporary glitch caused the latest distributions of PHP to not properly propagate to the mirror servers. This has been fixed at the root level, and it's now being distributed to all of the mirrors. We'll take some bacon to go with the egg on our faces, please!

If you continue to experience issues with downloading these versions after 21:00 UTC on 9 May, 2013, please drop us a line at php-mirrors@lists.php.net, telling us from which mirror you're trying to download, and we'll get it resolved.

We apologize for the delays and confusion this may have caused, and thank you for using PHP.

PHP 5.5.0RC1 is available

9 May 2013, 4:12 am

The PHP development team announces the availability of the first release candidate of PHP 5.5. This release fixes some bugs as well as some possible leaks from our last beta.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

You can find an incomplete changelog of PHP 5.5.0RC1 here :

• Ignore QUERY_STRING when sent in SCRIPT_FILENAME in FPM SAPI.
• Fix build with system libgd >= 2.1 which is now the minimal version required (as build with previous version is broken). No change when bundled libgd is used.
• Fixed some bugs in SNMP
• Fixed bug where stream_select() fails with pipes returned by proc_open() on Windows x64).

To get the full changelog, please, check the NEWS file attached to the archive. For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0RC1 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

Note that our release candidate cycle is only meant to bug fixes, no more features will be added to PHP 5.5 from now.

Please help us to identify bugs in order to ensure that the release is solid and all things behave as expected. Please test this release candidate against your code base and report any problems that you encounter to the QA mailing list and/or the PHP bug tracker.

We would like to thank all people helping us making PHP better by testing it and reporting problems, as well as all its contributors for their great work on this 5.5 version of PHP.

PHP 5.4.15 and PHP 5.3.25 released!

9 May 2013, 2:05 am

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 5.4.15 and PHP 5.3.25. These releases fix about 10 bugs aswell as upgrading the bundled libmagic library. All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to PHP 5.4.15.

For source downloads of PHP 5.4.15 and PHP 5.3.25 please visit our downloads page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/.

The list of changes are recorded in the ChangeLog.

DevConf 2013

7 May 2013, 12:20 am

DevConf 2013 in Moscow, Russia on Jun 14

DevConf is the ultimate meeting place for russian-speaking web-developers, combining several language-specific conferences under one roof.

This year DevConf will include the following sections:

• DevConf::PHP();
• DevConf::Ruby();
• DevConf::Python();
• DevConf::Javascript();
• DevConf::Mobi();

Each section will feature several talks from the active contributors/authors of the language. Among the invited speakers are Dmitry Stogov (maintainer of Zend Engine and Zend OpCache and many more), Chiu-Ki Chan (Google), Lennart Regebro, Andrey Aksyonov (author of Sphinx), Alexey Rybak (Badoo), Alexander Makarov (one of the main contributors to Yii), Sergey Petrunya (of MariaDB fame), and many others, see more details on the official website.

PHP Conference Argentina

6 May 2013, 8:39 pm

4-5 OCTOBER 2013, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

This year we gathered the best of the programming world. With several talks that cover a wide range of topics related to web development, PHP Conference Argentina is a conference no programmer wishes to miss (whether or not they use PHP.)

PHP 5.5 beta 4 is now available

25 April 2013, 3:18 am

The PHP development team announces the release of the 4th beta of PHP 5.5.0. This release fixes some bugs against beta 3 and cleans up some features.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

PHP 5.5.0beta4 is shipped with some bug fixes. Here is the list:

• Fixed bug #64677, execution operator `` stealing surrounding arguments.
• Fixed bug #64342, ZipArchive::addFile() has to check for file existence.
• Fixed Windows x64 version of stream_socket_pair() and improved error handling.
• Remove curl stream wrappers

You can read the full list of changes in the NEWS file contained in the release archive.

For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0beta4 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

Next step is Release Candidate. Our 1st RC is expected for May 9th.

Thank you for supporting PHP.

Dutch PHP Conference 2013

23 April 2013, 1:56 pm

Ibuildings is proud to organise the seventh Dutch PHP Conference on June 7 and 8, plus a pre-conference tutorial day on June 6. Both programs will be completely in English so the only Dutch thing about it is the location.

This year we have 30+ speakers gathering in Amsterdam. The 3-track main conference covers topics like PHP 5.5, software design, APIs, Zend Framework 2, Symfony 2, security, scalability and more. Our Tutorial Day has an additional 16 in-depth sessions to choose from.

Your DPC ticket also lets you into the Dutch Mobile Conference: an additional two tracks about cutting edge javascript and non-native application development. This year features several side events: a bigger and better unconference, a Zend sponsored hackathon, a social in downtown Amsterdam, and a Symfony2 certification exam.

The Early Bird special ends April 28th, so book right away for a 15% discount. We look forward to seeing you in June!

PHP South Africa 2013

12 April 2013, 7:59 am

PHPSouthAfrica is a 2 day conference (October 4th & 5th) to be hosted in the most beautiful city in the world, Cape Town South Africa. It is aimed at proficient developers, new developers and people who care about developers.

PHP is one of the most popular web programming languages used today to power most websites. As the language continues to grow stronger, PHP has now been linked with mobile powered applications. We are noticing a migration from mobile language applications to web based technologies (JavaScript, HTML5,CSS).

PHPSouthAfrica has been a long time coming. With the increased demand for PHP programmers, not only locally but also internationally, our vision is to marry the latest technologies with international speakers. We are creating a conference that will hone established developers, but also assist up and coming programmers develop and learn new skills.With the conference based in Cape Town, it gives us the opportunity to showcase “The Mother City,” voted one of the top 10 places to visit and home of Table Mountain- one of the New7Wonders of Nature.

Come and experience our great wine, food, beaches and people.

We would like to welcome you.

PHP 5.4.14 and PHP 5.3.24 released!

11 April 2013, 5:16 am

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 5.4.14 and PHP 5.3.24. These releases fix about 10 bugs aswell as upgrading the bundled PCRE library. All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to PHP 5.4.14.

For source downloads of PHP 5.4.14 and PHP 5.3.24 please visit our downloads page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/.

The list of changes are recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 5.5 beta3 is available

11 April 2013, 3:32 am

The PHP development team announces the release of the 3rd beta of PHP 5.5.0. This release fixes some bugs against beta 2.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

PHP 5.5.0beta3 is shipped with some bug fixes and improvements. Here is an incomplete list:

• Drop support for bison < 2.4 when building PHP from GIT source.
• Fixed bug #54567 (DateTimeZone serialize/unserialize)
• Fixed bug #64555 (foreach no longer copies keys if they are interned)
• Fixed bug #64578 (debug_backtrace in set_error_handler corrupts zend heap)

You can read the full list of changes in the NEWS file contained in the release archive.

For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0beta3 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

Our next beta is expected for April 25th. RC should follow.

Thank you for supporting PHP.

Northeast PHP Technical Conference

6 April 2013, 11:51 am

2nd Annual Northeast PHP Technical Conference Announced!

Call for Papers and Workshops.

This year’s Northeast PHP Conference will once again be held in Boston, MA from August 16 to 18. The call for speakers is currently open and will close at the end of April, with speaker selection being determined by the end of May. This year we are adding a day to the front of the weekend for half-day workshops, so please feel free to make those proposals as well. For more information:

http://www.nephp.org/

PHP 5.5 beta2 released

28 March 2013, 3:55 am

The PHP development team announces the release of the second beta of PHP 5.5.0. This release fixes some bugs from beta one that could prevent the release from compiling.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

PHP 5.5.0beta2 is shipped with some bug fixes. Here is an incomplete list:

• Fixed a memoryleak when using the same variablename 2times in function declaration.
• Fixed a compilation fail with error: conflicting types for 'zendparse'
• Fixed Debug backtrace changed behavior since 5.4.10 or 5.4.11

You can read the full list of changes in the NEWS file contained in the release archive.

For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0beta2 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

Our next beta is expected for April 11th.

Thank you for supporting PHP.

PHP 5.5.0 beta1 available

21 March 2013, 7:45 am

The PHP development team announces the release of the first beta of PHP 5.5.0. This release is the first to include the Zend OPCache. Please help our efforts to provide a stable PHP version and test this version carefully against several different applications, with Zend OPCache enabled and report any bug in the bug tracking system.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

PHP 5.5.0beta1 is shipped with improvements. Here is an incomplete list:

• Added Zend Opcache extension (but disabled by ini setting),
• Added array_column function which returns a column in a multidimensional array,
• Added support for non-scalar Iterator keys in foreach,
• Added support for changing the process's title in CLI/CLI-Server SAPIs

You can read the full list of changes in the NEWS file contained in the release archive.

For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0beta1 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

This beta marks the beginning of the feature freeze. No new features will be added to PHP 5.5 after this point. Please, test and help us to roll out a stable release. Our next beta is planned for April 4th.

Thank you for supporting PHP.

PHP 5.4.13 and PHP 5.3.23 released!

14 March 2013, 3:38 pm

PHP 5.5.0alpha6 released

7 March 2013, 7:26 am

The PHP development team announces the release of PHP 5.5.0alpha6. This release fixes some bugs from alpha5. It also serves as a delay for our next release, beta1, integrating ZendOptimizer+ OPCode cache which is not ready yet to be merged. All users of PHP are encouraged to test this version carefully, and report any bugs in the bug tracking system.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

PHP 5.5.0alpha6 is shipped with improvements. Here is an incomplete list:

• Fixed a bug where uninitialized ++$foo->bar; does not cause a notice,
• Updated bundled PCRE 8.32,
• Fixed a bug in ext/sockets where sendmsg/recvmsg shutdown handler causes segfault

You can read the full list of changes in the NEWS file contained in the release archive.

For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0alpha6 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

Our first beta should show up on 21st of March.

Thank you for supporting PHP.

International PHP Conference

24 February 2013, 5:16 pm

International PHP Conference – June 2-5, 2013, Maritim proArte

The International PHP Conference is a globally recognized event for PHP developers, webworkers, IT managers and everyone interested in web-technology.

Again, the conference will focus on main topics for developers and core-technologies for decision makers. We will show how to scale your applications, explain the details of Continuous Integration or evaluate different approaches to NoSQL. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with speakers, core-developers and consultants, often there is a chance for an evaluation of your code. Community as well as enterprise projects profit from our international reputation and impulses given from the developer community.

PHP 5.4.12 and PHP 5.3.22 released!

21 February 2013, 2:38 pm

PHP 5.5.0alpha5 released

21 February 2013, 7:33 am

The PHP development team announces the release of PHP 5.5.0alpha5. This release fixes some bugs from alpha4 and adds some new features. All users of PHP are encouraged to test this version carefully, and report any bugs in the bug tracking system.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

PHP 5.5.0alpha5 is shipped with new features and improvements. Here is an incomplete list:

• Added the ability to change the tmp dir PHP will use during runtime, using a new php.ini entry,
• Added mysqli_begin_transaction()/mysqli::begin_transaction(). Implemented all options, per MySQL 5.6, which can be used with START TRANSACTION, COMMIT and ROLLBACK through options to mysqli_commit()/mysqli_rollback() and their respective OO counterparts. These changes are reflected in the mysqlnd API as well,
• Added recvmsg() and sendmsg() wrappers for ext/sockets

You can read the full list of changes in the NEWS file contained in the release archive.

For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0alpha5 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

Alpha5 is the last alpha for PHP 5.5. There has been a delay in alpha releases due to late coming new features. We are now beginning the betas, and the first beta is expected for March 7th. Betas won't add any new features, except the first one, but consolidate the source code and fix found bugs.

Thank you for supporting PHP.

Lone Star PHP 2013

12 February 2013, 7:20 pm

Lone Star PHP is back again for its 3rd year in Dallas, Texas from June 28th - 29th. This 2 day event will offer 2 tracks showcasing amazing speakers from all over the PHP community.

Come join more than 200 developers for 2 days of learning and networking. This year will be featuring a brand new focused 1 day track, PHP Fundamentals.

Call for Papers are open until February 28th, 2013. Get your talk ideas in quick and join us in Dallas! Early bird registration opening soon!

php[tek] 2013: Schedule Posted

7 February 2013, 7:45 pm

The conference schedule & speaker selection for tek13 have now been posted online. tek13 is taking place from May 14th - 17th, 2013 in it's traditional Chicago, IL location. This year we've decided to expand the conference, and it is now running 4 parallel tracks! Register soon as the Early Bird discount rate expires on February 28th.

PHP 5.5.0alpha4 released

24 January 2013, 4:28 am

The PHP development team announces the release of PHP 5.5.0alpha4. This release fixes some bugs from alpha3 and adds some new features. All users of PHP are encouraged to test this version carefully, and report any bugs in the bug tracking system.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

PHP 5.5.0alpha4 is shipped with new features and improvements such as (incomplete list):

• Class Name Resolution as scalar via "class" keyword,
• Added DateTimeImmutable class, a variant of DateTime that only returns the modified state instead of changing itself

You can read the full list of changes in the NEWS file contained in the release archive.

For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0alpha4 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

Alpha4 is the last alpha for PHP 5.5. We are now beginning the betas, and the first beta is expected for February 7th. Betas won't add any new features but consolidate the source code and fix found bugs.

Thank you for supporting PHP.

PHP 5.4.11 and PHP 5.3.21 released!

17 January 2013, 8:54 am

ConFoo: Last Chance to Save $145

11 January 2013, 3:31 pm

Save $145 on ConFoo tickets by purchasing before January 20th. Register online without delay. ConFoo 2013 will be held on February 27th through March 1st in Montreal, Canada and is loaded with PHP content.

We gathered 100 speakers from around the world to talk about all aspects of web programming. The conference is preceeded by two training days. Places are very limited. Choose from 4 training topics:

• Advanced PHP Training (Sebastian Bergmann, Arne Blankerts and Stefan Priebsch)
• PHP Web Security: From Exploitation to Correction (Jonathan Marcil)
• Practical Symfony2 (Hugo Hamon)
• JavaScript Training (Laurent Villeneuve)

PHP 5.5.0 Alpha3 released

10 January 2013, 8:42 am

The PHP development team announces the release of PHP 5.5.0alpha3. This release adds few features and fix some bugs from alpha2. All users of PHP are encouraged to test this version carefully, and report any bugs in the bug tracking system.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

PHP 5.5.0 Alpha 3 comes with new features and improvements such as (incomplete list) :

• Generator::throw() method,
• New cURL functions and options such as curl_escape(), curl_multi_setopt(), curl_multi_strerror(), curl_pause(), curl_reset()...
• Max-Age attribute support in setcookie(),
• Few bug fixes in mysqlnd and core

You can read the full list of changes in the NEWS file contained in the release archive.

For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0 Alpha 3 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

Thank you for supporting PHP.

PHP 5.5.0 Alpha2 released

21 December 2012, 10:19 am

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 5.5.0alpha2. This release adds new features and fix some bugs from alpha1. All users of PHP are encouraged to test this version carefully, and report any bugs in the bug tracking system.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

PHP 5.5.0 Alpha 2 comes with new features and improvements such as (incomplete list) :

• Support for using empty() on the result of function calls and other expressions,
• Systemtap support by enabling systemtap compatible dtrace probes on linux,
• Optimized access to temporary and compiled VM variables. 8% less memory reads.

Please, note that this alpha version also introduces the ext/mysql depreciation.

You can read the full list of changes in the NEWS file contained in the release archive.

For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0 Alpha 2 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

Thank you for helping us making PHP better.

PHPBenelux Conference 2013

20 December 2012, 2:16 pm

After a very successful 2012 edition, we are proud to announce PHPBenelux Conference 2013. This event will take place on Friday January 25th and Saturday January 26th 2013 in Antwerp, Belgium. We organize a community oriented conference that is built around an excellent lineup and awesome socials. Our schedule has been announced and tickets are available. Go to http://conference.phpbenelux.eu/2013/ for more information.

PHP 5.4.10 and PHP 5.3.20 released!

20 December 2012, 5:38 am

php[tek] 2013 Conference

19 December 2012, 4:57 pm

We are pleased to announce that tek13 will be taking place this year again at it's traditional location in Chicago, IL. This year's dates are from May 14th - 17th, 2013. It will again be a 3-track conference with a focus on the community.

The Call for Papers has been announced and will be running until January 15th, 2013. Conference registration will open on January 1st. We look forward to seeing many of you there this year!

PHP 5.4.9 and PHP 5.3.19 released!

22 November 2012, 10:54 am

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 5.4.9 and PHP 5.3.19. These releases fix over 15 bugs. All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to PHP 5.4.9, or at least 5.3.19.

For source downloads of PHP 5.4.9 and PHP 5.3.19 please visit our downloads page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/.

The list of changes are recorded in the ChangeLog.

PHP 5.5.0 Alpha1 released

15 November 2012, 8:10 am

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 5.5.0alpha1. This release marks the beginning of the PHP 5.5.0 release cycle. All users of PHP are encouraged to test this version carefully, and report any bugs in the bug tracking system.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!

PHP 5.5.0 Alpha 1 comes with new features such as (incomplete list) :

• support for Generators,
• a new password hashing API,
• support for finally in try/catch blocks
• support for list() in foreach,
• constant array/string dereferencing,
• ext/intl improvement.

We also dropped support for Windows XP and 2003.

You can read the full list of changes in the NEWS file contained in the release archive.

For source downloads of PHP 5.5.0 Alpha 1 please visit the download page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/qa/.

Thank you for helping us making PHP better.

SunshinePHP Developer Conference

3 November 2012, 3:04 pm

SoFloPHP is excited to present the inaugural SunshinePHP Developer Conference in Miami, Florida from February 8th - 9th, 2013. This 2 day event will feature 3 awesome tracks, with one track dedicated to Symfony. We are also planning an Uncon, as well as a hack event, and many opportunities to socialize with the PHP community. Please register soon to take advantage of our early bird discounted rate before it ends.

In February when the rest of the world is cold and snowy, it is sunny and beautiful in Florida. Come join us for some sun and learning.

PHP UK Conference

2 November 2012, 11:39 am

PHP London are pleased to announce the 8th Annual PHP UK conference; a 2-day event with 4 great tracks held at at The Brewery in the heart of the City of London on February 22nd- 23rd 2013.

With over 600 delegates, speakers, and sponsors, PHP UK conference aims to deliver fantastic up to date content about PHP and related web technologies in a comfortable and professional setting. There are countless networking opportunities to engage with international speakers and delegates, which makes the event one you won't want to miss.

Our call for papers is open until November the 22nd and we would love to hear from you!

Web Developer Conference (WDC) 2013

13 October 2012, 6:17 pm

The Web Developer Conference (WDC) is the conference for web developers from the 24th – 27th June 2013 in Nuremberg (Germany). The conference is addressed to developers of web applications, content and online managers, agencies and webmasters. The WDC will be presented by the German trade magazine "web & mobile developer". More information about the conference can be found on the website via www.web-developer-conference.de.

Midwest PHP Conference

5 October 2012, 5:43 pm

MidwestPHP (March 2 and 3rd, 2013 - St. Paul, MN, USA) is a two-day conference in the heart of Minnesota featuring 40+ sessions covering a wide range of topics ranging from PHP basics for newbies to advanced PHP concepts, frameworks, databases, third party tools and components, and web development.