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Oct 6 - Oct 13, 2026
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In this issue
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PHP 8.6 RC3 is out and ready for testing
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elephc: A PHP Compiler That Builds Native Binaries
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Meet PHPMD 3.0: New CLI, New Config, PHP 8 Attributes
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10 community links · 2 RFC votes open · 2 new RFCs · 5 upcoming events
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PHP Core
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PHP 8.6.0 RC3 restores warnings inside fibers on the official Docker images and fixes hrtime() running 4% fast. GA is still set for November 19.
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More this week
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Developer Tools
elephc compiles a static subset of PHP straight to native assembly, with no Zend Engine inside. It's open source, written in Rust,...
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Developer Tools
PHPMD 3.0 requires PHP 8.1, adds a #[SuppressWarnings] attribute, YAML config with a setup wizard, and parallel parsing, and chang...
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RFC Watch
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Voting now
31 yes, 0 no. Voting closes October 19.
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Voting now
15 yes, 0 no. Voting closes October 22.
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New proposal
Adds an ext/csv extension with Csv\ functions that read and write RFC 4180 CSV, replacing the SplFileObject CSV methods PHP 8.6 deprecated.
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New proposal
Adds --enable-cli-fpm so one PHP binary can run CLI and FPM, cutting package size and speeding cold starts after CLI work.
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Follow every RFC on the tracker →
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