PHP 8.6.0RC2 is available for testing

PHP 8.6.0RC2 has just been released and may be downloaded from https://downloads.php.net/~mbeccati/ Or use the git tag: php-8.6.0RC2 RC1 was skipped due to a packaging error, for more information: https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20260923-no-php86-rc-1 This is an early test release and not intended for production use. Windows binaries are available at: https://www.php.net/pre-release-builds.php#windows Please test it carefully, and report any bugs at https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml on GitHub. 8.6.0RC3 should be expected in 2 weeks, i.e. on 8 Oct 2026. Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at https://gist.github.com/mbeccati/cfba591777a21f54badd12bf60bcecc9 Thank you, and happy testing! Regards, Matteo Beccati, Joe Ferguson & Daniel Scherzer php-8.6.0RC2.tar.bz2 SHA256 hash: 30110daabfb393576845cc5ca93a3a07d2f66e8fdaa5a02a3478b81c2b9edf88 PGP signature: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEABYKAB0WIQQBaJXemkdREdU3puaRNP8wvFqZtQUCarObewAKCRCRNP8wvFqZ tVUPAP9T5VwPWU7OQ0V4kOWMUfMBb68NUiImYoekjNDOt9Y4TQEAmFEpB3rK53Oz 8AjA64bqTM5sX1oIT3V67QNJfwWJJwE= =oy/a -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- php-8.6.0RC2.tar.gz SHA256 hash: 05377bdce249ca54e5c25af53f11662170440fdd8840b23b6d4886a8bccf0f30 PGP signature: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEABYKAB0WIQQBaJXemkdREdU3puaRNP8wvFqZtQUCarObewAKCRCRNP8wvFqZ taB/AP0RWYO7G5ZWijjnyPHSLEqYpvUt1JxtbTZE1N4KuOLHmwEAgbXM90ZY9IXu fXvfrYzKB59ovEoS+Wlhhe9SG03MFA0= =Afsi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- php-8.6.0RC2.tar.xz SHA256 hash: ef3fba21c311e9bbace0e2102702446d322c275b8a10e6b33b28f2561299671c PGP signature: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEABYKAB0WIQQBaJXemkdREdU3puaRNP8wvFqZtQUCarObewAKCRCRNP8wvFqZ taaBAQDP0ko4pjJmi/qEnITPZ0KONdNBdc8RBlk2aKZlxFLyVAEAwV+QC1cV91/F 1O9GwBQ1PtENpFdMh6g4bY9wrNuDVgU= =4H1e -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----