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Zend
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What's New in PHP 8.5 | Developer's Guide to PHP 8.5 | Zend
September 18, 2025 - PHP 8.5 released on November 20, 2025. Packed with a laundry list of new features, PHP 8.5 continues the language's trend of improving developer and user experience. However, as with any new version release, PHP 8.5 also introduces a number ...
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Tomorrow (november 20), PHP 8.5 will be released
What's the point in posting in advance? Every other release announcement was posted here after the release which makes sense. More on reddit.com
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PHP 8.1 EOL has changed?
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/release_cycle_update This is a very sensible decision. More on reddit.com
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Stitcher
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What's new in PHP 8.5 | Stitcher.io
November 20, 2025 - PHP 8.5 was released on November 20, 2025.
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What’s New in PHP 8.5? (Release Date + Must-Know Features) - YouTube
PHP 8.5 is almost here! In this episode, we break down everything you need to know about the upcoming release, scheduled for November 20, 2025. From brand-ne...
Published   October 1, 2025
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Medium
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PHP 8.5: Release Date and Features, April 2025 | by Doğan Uçar | Medium
April 24, 2025 - As of April 2025, PHP 8.5 is in active development, with its release scheduled for November 2025. This upcoming version introduces several…
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Medium
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PHP 8.5 & 9.0: What’s Changing, What’s Breaking, and What You’ll Love | by Mustafa Culban | Medium
April 13, 2025 - PHP is constantly evolving — improving performance, tightening security, and enhancing the overall developer experience. In this article, we’ll dive into what’s coming in PHP 8.5, set for release on November 20, 2025, and also take a look ...
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PHP.Watch
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PHP 8.5: What's New and Changed • PHP.Watch
Release Date2025-11-20 · Releases8.5.4 · Pipe operator (|>) Filter: Support to throw exceptions on validation failures · New max_memory_limit INI directive to set a ceiling memory_limit · Curl: New curl_multi_get_handles function · Intl: New IntlListFormatter class ·
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SensioLabs
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What's New in PHP 8.5: A Comprehensive Overview | SensioLabs
June 23, 2025 - PHP 8.5 will be released in November 2025 and brings several useful new features and improvements. This version focuses on developer experience enhancements, new utility functions, and better debug...
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PHP Architect
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What’s New in PHP 8.5? (Release Date + Must-Know Features) | PHP Architect
December 8, 2025 - At the time of this recording, PHP 8.5 is scheduled to be released on November 20, 2025, after it has gone through the alpha, beta, and release candidate phases. It’s always possible the date may change, as we would rather have them release ...
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Reddit
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r/PHP on Reddit: Tomorrow (november 20), PHP 8.5 will be released
November 19, 2025 -

PHP 8.5 is a major update of the PHP language. It contains many new features, such as the new URI extension, support for modifying properties while cloning, the Pipe operator, performance improvements, bug fixes, and general cleanup.

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Laravel News
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PHP 8.5 is released with the pipe operator, URI extension, new array functions, and more - Laravel News
November 19, 2025 - The PHP team has released PHP v8.5 with the Pipe operator, a URI extension, array_first() and array_last() functions, an INI diff flag, and more: ... See the PHP 8.5 RFC page for a complete list.
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Cloudways
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PHP Version History: Timeline from 1.0 to 8.5 (2026 Update)
2 weeks ago - Explore complete PHP version history from PHP/FI to 8.5. Learn key features, performance gains, EOL dates, and why upgrading improves security and speed in 2026
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GitHub
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🔗 What’s new in PHP 8.5? (release date + must-know features)
November 15, 2025 - At the time of this recording, PHP 8.5 is scheduled to be released on November 20, 2025, after it has gone through the alpha, beta, and release candidate phases. It’s always possible the date may change, as we would rather have them release ...
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Liquid Web
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Current PHP Version 8.5 and Version History | Nexcess
January 2, 2026 - As of January 2026, the latest PHP version is PHP 8.5, which was officially released on November 20, 2025.