The first release of PHP 8.4 is now available and ready for testing! PHP 8.4 is scheduled to be officially released on November 21, 2024. Before the release, it will feature six months of pre-release phases, going from Alphas to Betas to Release Candidates to the official release.
NOTE: Please DO NOT use this version in production. It is an early test version.
To get started testing this new Alpha, you can download the source, or if you are a Laravel Herd user, v1.9.1 includes the ability to install it directly from the PHP tab.
The PHP team is asking everyone to please carefully test this version and report any issues using the PHP bug tracking system. The next release will be Alpha 2, planned for July, 18 2024.
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