PHP Core
PHP 8.6 Partial Function Application With ? and ...
PHP 8.6 adds partial function application, using ? and ... placeholders to create closures with some function arguments already filled in.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
Everything happening to PHP itself. Version releases, RFCs working their way through a vote, deprecations you will hit on your next upgrade, and the internals work behind them.
PHP Core
PHP 8.6 Deprecates return in finally Blocks
PHP 8.6 deprecates return statements inside finally blocks because they can silently replace return values or swallow exceptions.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
PHP 8.6 Session Defaults: SameSite, HttpOnly, Strict Mode
PHP 8.6 enables strict session mode and HttpOnly cookies by default, while setting SameSite to Lax. Here is what applications should check.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
PHP 8.6 Breaking Changes: New ValueError and TypeError
PHP 8.6 throws ValueError and TypeError exceptions for invalid arguments that many functions once accepted, truncated, or ignored.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
PHP 8.6 Deprecates Session Handlers Without create_sid()
PHP 8.6 deprecates session handlers missing create_sid() and validateId(), and warns when the class is declared. Laravel's handlers trip it.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
array_search_range() RFC Proposes Searching Part of an Array
A PHP RFC proposes array_search_range() for searching part of an array without creating a temporary slice. Its target version remains uncertain.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
PHP 8.6 Allows Object Property Writes Through Constants
PHP 8.6 lets you change an object's properties through a constant while keeping the constant itself unchanged.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
PHP 8.6 Beta 1
PHP 8.6 Beta 1 ships August 13 and starts the soft feature freeze, locking in partial application, clamp(), the Duration class, and a new polling API.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
PHP 8.6 Deprecation Vote Results: What Breaks in PHP 9
The PHP 8.6 mass deprecation RFC closed with 31 proposals accepted and 4 rejected, including a 23 to 23 tie on list() and a no vote on the dechunk filter.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
PHP 8.6 Readonly Properties Can Have Default Values
The Readonly Property Defaults RFC passed 24 to 0, so PHP 8.6 lets you declare a default on a readonly property instead of setting it in the constructor.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
PHP 8.6 Duration Class: What DateInterval Can't Do
Time\Duration is merged for PHP 8.6. Build durations are in seconds, milliseconds, or hours; add, divide, and compare them.
Eric L. Barnes
PHP Core
This Week in PHP Internals: 8.6 Deprecations Close Monday
Artisan Build's weekly php-internals video covers the 35-ballot PHP 8.6 deprecation vote closing August 10, with list() still short of two-thirds.
Eric L. Barnes