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3  <title>PHP 8.4.0 Beta 5 available for testing</title>
4  <id>https://www.php.net/archive/2024.php#2024-09-12-1</id>
5  <published>2024-09-12T14:14:49+00:00</published>
6  <updated>2024-09-12T14:14:49+00:00</updated>
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12       <p>
13         The PHP team is pleased to announce the release of PHP 8.4.0, Beta 5.
14         This is the third beta release, continuing the PHP 8.4 release cycle,
15         the rough outline of which is specified in the
16         <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84">PHP Wiki</a>.
17       </p>
18       <p>
19         For source downloads of PHP 8.4.0, Beta 5 please visit the
20         <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~calvinb">download page</a>.
21       </p>
22       <p>
23         Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the
24         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues">bug reporting system</a>.
25       </p>
26       <p><b>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</b></p>
27       <p>
28         For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the
29         <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0beta5/NEWS">NEWS</a> file
30         or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.4.0beta5/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a>
31         file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be
32         found in the release archive.
33       </p>
34       <p>
35         The next release will be RC 1, planned for 26 September 2024.
36       </p>
37       <p>
38         The signatures for the release can be found in
39         <a href="https://gist.github.com/NattyNarwhal/2dc0c8a3f7bf63ec5143b4bf703ee626">the manifest</a>
40         or on <a href="https://qa.php.net/">the QA site</a>.
41       </p>
42       <p>Thank you for helping us make PHP better.</p>
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