[web-php] master: Announce PHP 8.6.0alpha2

Author: Joe Ferguson (svpernova09) Date: 2026-07-16T13:40:38-05:00 Commit: https://github.com/php/web-php/commit/fad842dada58ae517c7ae3d306ca7425d4b728c7 Raw diff: https://github.com/php/web-php/commit/fad842dada58ae517c7ae3d306ca7425d4b728c7.diff Announce PHP 8.6.0alpha2 Changed paths: A archive/entries/2026-07-16-1.xml M archive/archive.xml Diff: diff --git a/archive/archive.xml b/archive/archive.xml index 330045754e..3a946caa1d 100644 --- a/archive/archive.xml +++ b/archive/archive.xml @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ <uri>http://php.net/contact</uri> <email>php-webmaster@lists.php.net</email> </author> + <xi:include href="entries/2026-07-16-1.xml"/> <xi:include href="entries/2026-07-13-1.xml"/> <xi:include href="entries/2026-07-07-1.xml"/> <xi:include href="entries/2026-07-02-5.xml"/> diff --git a/archive/entries/2026-07-16-1.xml b/archive/entries/2026-07-16-1.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..30dbd335b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/entries/2026-07-16-1.xml @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> + <title>PHP 8.6.0 Alpha 2 available for testing</title> + <id>https://www.php.net/archive/2026.php#2026-07-16-1</id> + <published>2026-07-16T13:28:29+00:00</published> + <updated>2026-07-16T13:28:29+00:00</updated> + <link href="https://www.php.net/index.php#2026-07-16-1" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/> + <link href="https://www.php.net/archive/2026.php#2026-07-16-1" rel="via" type="text/html"/> + <category term="releases" label="New PHP release"/> + <content type="xhtml"> + <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> + <p>The PHP team is pleased to announce the second testing release of PHP 8.6.0, Alpha 2. This continues the PHP 8.6 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php86">PHP Wiki</a>.</p> + <p>For source downloads of PHP 8.6.0 Alpha 2 please visit the <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~svpernova09/">download page</a>.</p> + <p>Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml">GitHub Issues</a>.</p> + <p><strong>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</strong></p> + <p>For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.6.0alpha2/NEWS">NEWS</a> file, or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.6.0alpha2/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a> file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.</p> + <p>The next release will be Alpha 3, planned for 30 July 2026.</p> + <p>The signatures for the release can be found in the <a href="https://gist.github.com/svpernova09/9fe74e859313cf4dee4953fae81b558a">manifest</a> or on the <a href="https://www.php.net/pre-release-builds.php">pre-release builds</a> page.</p> + <p>Thank you for helping us make PHP better.</p> + </div> + </content> +</entry>