PHP.net news & announcements

1. Forum PHP 2025

   Join the biggest PHP event organized by the French PHP user group, organized for the fourth time in Disneyland Paris, at the Hotel New York - The Art of Marvel!

   For two days, on October 9th and 10th, enjoy the company of our friendly audience, share your knowledge with +700 attendees, meet the companies who use PHP every day, in an environment that will bring even more magic to the language.

   This year is a special one for the French PHP community: along with 30 years of PHP, we will also celebrate 25 years of AFUP, 20 years of Symfony and 10 years of API Platform!

   Check out more details and tickets at Afup.org

2. Dutch PHP Conference 2026 - Call For Papers

   🚀 Dutch PHP Conference 2026 is coming! 🚀

   We’re thrilled to announce that the 20th edition of the Dutch PHP Conference will take place from March 10 to March 13, 2026 in Amsterdam! 🗓️

   🎤 Call for Papers is now OPEN! 🎤

   Got insights, skills, or experience to share? Submit your talk ideas before the deadline on December 19th! We’re looking for both technical and non-technical sessions that will inspire and engage our community.

   Highlights:

   • 👥 Expected attendance: around 1000
   • 📅 Conference dates: March 10 – 13, 2026
   • 🎙️ 30-40 speaking slots available

   🎟️ Early Bird Tickets Available Now! 🎟️

   Don’t miss out on the early bird prices! With your ticket, you’ll get access to not just one, but three incredible conferences: Dutch PHP Conference, Appdevcon (where app development meets creativity 📱✨), and Webdevcon (your gateway to the latest in web technology 🌐🚀)! Secure your spot for a fantastic lineup of workshop days, conference sessions, and social activities.

   Get ready for an incredible edition of #DPC26, plus the added value of Appdevcon and Webdevcon! 🌟

   • 👉 Submit your CFP => https://phpconference.nl/speakers/cfp/
   • 👉 Grab your early bird tickets => https://dawntechnology.paydro.com/adc-wdc-dpc-2026

   See you there! 🚀🎉

3. PHP 8.5.0 Beta 2 available for testing

   The PHP team is pleased to announce the second beta release of PHP 8.5.0, Beta 2. This continues the PHP 8.5 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

   For source downloads of PHP 8.5.0 Beta 2 please visit the download page.

   Please carefully test this version and report any issues found on GitHub.

   Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.

   For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the NEWS file, or the UPGRADING file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.

   The next release will be Beta 3, planned for 11 Sep 2025.

   The signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the Release Candidates page.

   Thank you for helping us make PHP better.

4. PHP 8.3.25 Released!

   The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.25. This is a bug fix release.

   All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

   For source downloads of PHP 8.3.25 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

5. PHP 8.4.12 Released!

   The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.12. This is a bug fix release.

   All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

   For source downloads of PHP 8.4.12 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.