Is PHP finally breaking up with PEAR?
A new PHP RFC would end php.net's endorsement of PEAR, unbundle the installer from PHP 8.7, and freeze pear.php.net as a static archive.
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PHP 8.5.10 Fixes Stack Overflows on Deeply Nested Arrays
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Socket Adds PHP and Composer Security Scanning
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