| Version | Active Support Ends | Security Support Ends |
|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | ||
| 8.4 | ||
| 8.5 |
| Name | Links | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Add #[Override] attribute |
RFC, Docs | Y | Y | Y |
| Arbitrary static variable initializers | RFC | Y | Y | Y |
Make unserialize() emit a warning for trailing data |
RFC | Y | Y | Y |
| Dynamic class constant fetch | RFC | Y | Y | Y |
| Improve unserialize() error handling | RFC | Y | Y | Y |
| Updating readonly properties during clone | RFC | Y | Y | Y |
| Typed class cosntants | RFC | Y | Y | Y |
| Deprecate remains of string evaluated code assertions | RFC | Y | Y | Y |
Add mb_str_pad function |
RFC, Docs | Y | Y | Y |
Warn on invalid operations with array_sum and array_product |
RFC | Y | Y | Y |
Warn or error for undefined range() usage |
RFC | Y | Y | Y |
Additions to Random\Randomizer; add Random\IntervalBoundary |
RFC | Y | Y | Y |
DateException and DateError |
RFC, Docs, Docs | Y | Y | Y |
Add json_validate function |
RFC, Docs | Y | Y | Y |
| Use exceptions by default in SQLite3 extension | RFC | Y | Y | Y |
Make GMP final |
RFC | Y | Y | |
More ext-dom features |
RFC | Y | Y | |
| Stream opening functions for XML classes | RFC | Y | Y | |
| PDO driver-specific parsers | RFC | Y | Y | |
Add array_find function |
RFC, Docs | Y | Y | |
Deprecate 0 ** -x |
RFC | Y | Y | |
Unbundle imap, pspell, and oci8 extensions |
RFC | Y | Y | |
Add StreamBucket class |
RFC | Y | Y | |
| Opt-in DOM spec compliance | RFC | Y | Y | |
Improve callbacks in ext-dom and ext-xsl |
RFC | Y | Y | |
Native PDO driver-specific subclasses |
RFC | Y | Y | |
New constants for round modes |
RFC | Y | Y | |
Add mb_trim, mb_ltrim, and mb_rtrim functions |
RFC, Docs, Docs, Docs | Y | Y | |
| Raise BCrypt default cost from 10 to 12 | RFC | Y | Y | |
Add XML_OPTION_PARSE_HUGE |
RFC | Y | Y | |
| New JIT internals | RFC | Y | Y | |
| HTML5 DOM parsing and serialization | RFC | Y | Y | |
| Change JIT default INI values | RFC | Y | Y | |
Add request_parse_body function (RFC1867 for non-POST verbs) |
RFC, Docs | Y | Y | |
Add http_get_last_response_headers and http_clear_last_response_headers functions |
RFC, Docs, Docs | Y | Y | |
Add mb_ucfirst and mb_lcfirst functions |
RFC, Docs, Docs | Y | Y | |
Add grapheme_str_split function (improve handling of strings with emojis) |
RFC, Docs | Y | Y | |
Add bcround, bcfloor, bcceil to BC Math |
RFC, Docs, Docs, Docs | Y | Y | |
| Deprecate implicitly nullable parameters | RFC | Y | Y | |
Support new MyClass()->method() without extra parentheses |
RFC | Y | Y | |
Add #[Deprecated] attribute and behavior |
RFC, Docs | Y | Y | |
| Add property hooks | RFC, Docs | Y | Y | |
| Change rounding mode to enum | RFC | Y | Y | |
Asymmetric visibility (public private(set) string $foo = 'bar';) |
RFC, Docs | Y | Y | |
| Lazy object instantiation | RFC, Docs | Y | Y | |
Turn exit into a function |
RFC | Y | Y | |
Soft-deprecate __sleep() and __wakeup() magic methods |
RFC | Y | ||
| Warnings for PHP 8.5 | RFC | Y | ||
| Deprecations for PHP 8.5 | RFC | Y | ||
| Add locale for case insensitive grapheme functions | RFC | Y | ||
Allow #[Deprecated] on traits |
RFC | Y | ||
Add FILTER_THROW_ON_FAILURE |
RFC | Y | ||
Add #[DelayedTargetValidation] attribute |
RFC | Y | ||
Make OPcache a non-optional part of PHP |
RFC | Y | ||
Customize properties during clone ("Clone with") |
RFC, Docs | Y | ||
Support final on property promotion |
RFC | Y | ||
Pipe operator (mixed |> callable) |
RFC, Docs | Y | ||
| Support Attributes on Constants | RFC | Y | ||
| Grapheme cluster for levenshtein, grapheme_levenshtein function | RFC | Y | ||
| Asymmetric Visibility for Static Properties | RFC | Y | ||
Add #[NoDiscard] attribute - marking return values as important |
RFC | Y | ||
Extend #[Override] to target properties |
RFC | Y | ||
Add get_error_handler() and get_exception_handler() functions |
RFC, Docs, Docs | Y | ||
| Support Closures in constant expressions | RFC | Y | ||
| First Class Callables in constant expressions | RFC | Y | ||
Persistent curl share handle improvement |
RFC | Y | ||
Fatal error backtraces, fatal_error_backtraces ini setting |
RFC | Y | ||
Change Directory class to behave like a resource object |
RFC | Y | ||
Add array_first() and array_last() |
RFC, Docs, Docs | Y | ||
| Cookies Having Independent Partitioned State (CHIPS) | RFC | Y | ||
| Add RFC3986 and WHATWG URL compliant API | RFC, Docs | Y | ||
| TLS session resumption support for streams | RFC | Y |
| Name | Links |
|---|---|
Add form feed (\f) to trim functions |
RFC |
Add grapheme_strrev function |
RFC |
Add clamp function |
RFC |
Add isReadable/isWriteable Reflection methods |
RFC |
| Partial function application | RFC |
| Partial function application — optional parameter handling | RFC |
Duration class |
RFC |
| Polling API | RFC |
| Stream error handling improvements | RFC |
| Allow object property writes on objects referenced by constants | RFC |
#[Override] for class constants |
RFC |
| Readonly property defaults | RFC |
| DocComments for function parameters | RFC |
| Debugable enums | RFC |
SortDirection enum |
RFC |
| Display function arguments in errors | RFC |
| Closure optimizations (stateless closure caching) | RFC |
| Secure session configuration defaults | RFC |
Add pack()/unpack() endianness modifiers for floating-point numbers |
RFC |
Add pack()/unpack() endianness support for signed integers |
RFC |
Add mysqli_quote_string function |
RFC |
Add Locale::getDisplayKeyword and Locale::getDisplayKeywordValue |
RFC |
Deprecate returning values from __construct() and __destruct() |
RFC |
| Limit maximum number of stream filter chains | RFC |
| Deprecate mbregex functions (end of Oniguruma) | RFC |
| Name | Links | Introduced |
|---|---|---|
| scalar types, strict_types=1 | RFC, Docs | 7.0 |
| Native return types | RFC, Docs | 7.0 |
?? null coalesce operator |
RFC, Docs | 7.0 |
Spaceship operator (<=>) |
RFC, Docs | 7.0 |
| constants containing arrays | 7.0 | |
| anonymous classes | RFC, Docs | 7.0 |
Unicode string literals \u{0000aa} |
RFC | 7.0 |
Group use imports |
RFC, Docs | 7.0 |
Throwable type |
RFC, Docs | 7.0 |
RNG functions random_bytes and random_int |
RFC, Docs, Docs | 7.0 |
?nullable type |
RFC, Docs | 7.1 |
void return type |
RFC, Docs | 7.1 |
iterable |
RFC, Docs | 7.1 |
Square bracket array destructuring - [$a, $b] = $array |
RFC | 7.1 |
| class constant visiblity | RFC, Docs | 7.1 |
Multiple catch types in one block - catch (A|B $e) |
RFC | 7.1 |
keys in list() destructuring |
RFC | 7.1 |
| negative string offsets | RFC | 7.1 |
Async handling pcntl_async_signals function |
RFC, Docs | 7.1 |
Native object typehint |
RFC, Docs | 7.2 |
| override abstract method in extension | RFC | 7.2 |
| sodium in core | RFC, Docs | 7.2 |
| argon2i pw hash | RFC, Docs | 7.2 |
| LSP-compatible parameter type widening | RFC | 7.2 |
| grouped namespace trailing comma | RFC | 7.2 |
| Flexible Heredoc+Nowdoc | RFC | 7.3 |
| References in array destructiring | RFC | 7.3 |
| Function call trailing commas | RFC | 7.3 |
| generally improved mbstring | 7.3 | |
JSON constant JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR |
RFC, Docs | 7.3 |
is_countable function |
RFC, Docs | 7.3 |
| typed class properties | RFC, Docs | 7.4 |
| Arrow functions (fn () => returnValue) | RFC, Docs | 7.4 |
| improved covariance/contravariance | RFC | 7.4 |
Null coalesce equals operator - ??= |
RFC | 7.4 |
| Unpacking inside arrays | RFC | 7.4 |
Numeric literal separator - 1_000 |
RFC | 7.4 |
Added WeakReference class |
RFC, Docs | 7.4 |
| FFI | RFC, Docs | 7.4 |
| Opcache preload | RFC, Docs | 7.4 |
| named arguments | RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
attributes - #[AttributeClass] |
RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
| constructor property promotion | RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
Union types - Union|Type |
RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
match expression |
RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
Nullsafe property access - ?-> |
RFC | 8.0 |
WeakMap class |
RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
| wider application of variadic parameters | 8.0 | |
static return type |
RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
get_class on object shorthand - $someObject::class |
RFC | 8.0 |
Stringable interface |
RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
| abstract private mtehods in traits | RFC | 8.0 |
throw as expression |
RFC | 8.0 |
| paramter list trailing comma | RFC | 8.0 |
Non-capturing catches - catch (Type) |
RFC | 8.0 |
Native mixed type |
RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
| removal of invalid enforcement of private method variance rules | RFC | 8.0 |
String functions str_starts_with and str_ends_with |
RFC, Docs, Docs | 8.0 |
| str_contains | RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
| JIT | RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
get_debug_type function |
RFC, Docs | 8.0 |
| LSP enhancements | RFC | 8.0 |
| closure use trailing comma | RFC | 8.0 |
| JSON always available | RFC | 8.0 |
Octal literal prefix - 0o14 |
RFC | 8.1 |
| array unpack with string keys | RFC | 8.1 |
| named arg in fn call unpack | 8.1 | |
| enumerations | RFC, Docs | 8.1 |
| fibers | RFC, Docs | 8.1 |
first-class callables - $s = strlen(...) instead of $s = fn ($str) => strlen($str) |
RFC, Docs | 8.1 |
Intersection types A & B & C |
RFC, Docs | 8.1 |
Native never return type |
RFC, Docs | 8.1 |
new in initializers - __construct(?Foo $foo = new Foo()) |
RFC | 8.1 |
readonly properties |
RFC, Docs | 8.1 |
Class constants can be final |
RFC | 8.1 |
array_is_list function |
RFC, Docs | 8.1 |
$GLOBALS restrictions |
RFC | 8.1 |
| Internal method return types | RFC | 8.1 |
Add attribute #[SensitiveParameter] |
RFC, Docs | 8.2 |
Deprecate dynamic properties; add #[AllowDynamicProperties] attribute |
RFC, Docs | 8.2 |
| enum reads in const expressions | RFC | 8.2 |
standalone true type |
RFC | 8.2 |
standalone null and false types |
RFC | 8.2 |
Disjunctive Normal Form types - (A&B)|C |
RFC, Docs | 8.2 |
| constants in traits | RFC | 8.2 |
readonly classes |
RFC, Docs | 8.2 |