1<?php 2$_SERVER['BASE_PAGE'] = 'releases/8_0_0.php'; 3include_once __DIR__ . '/../include/prepend.inc'; 4site_header('PHP 8.0.0 Release Announcement'); 5?> 6<h1>PHP 8.0.0 Release Announcement</h1> 7 8<p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.0.0. This release marks the latest major release of the PHP language.</p> 9 10<p>PHP 8.0 comes with numerous improvements and new features such as:</p> 11<ul> 12 <li>Union Types</li> 13 <li>Named Arguments</li> 14 <li>Match Expressions</li> 15 <li>Attributes</li> 16 <li>Constructor Property Promotion</li> 17 <li>Nullsafe Operator</li> 18 <li>Weak Maps</li> 19 <li>Just In Time Compilation</li> 20 <li>And much much more...</li> 21</ul> 22 23<p>Take a look at the <a href="https://www.php.net/releases/8.0/">PHP 8.0 Announcement Addendum</a> for more information.</p> 24 25<p>For source downloads of PHP 8.0.0 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>, 26Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>. 27The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.0.0">ChangeLog</a>. 28</p> 29 30<p>The <a href="http://php.net/manual/en/migration80.php">migration guide</a> is available in the PHP Manual. 31Please consult it for the detailed list of new features and backward incompatible changes.</p> 32 33<p>Many thanks to all the contributors and supporters!</p> 34 35<?php site_footer(); 36