Released: November\u00a021,\u00a02024 \u2022 Active support: 2 years \u2022 Security support: +2 years \u2022 EOL: December\u00a031,\u00a02028<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Define Allow different visibility for reading vs. writing a property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parentheses are no longer required when chaining after New DOM classes add proper HTML5 parsing and manipulation (beyond legacy HTML4 limitations).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Release:<\/strong> November 21, 2024get<\/code> and\/or set<\/code> hooks directly on properties to reduce boilerplate and enable virtual properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\/\/ Example (illustrative)\nclass User {\n public string $name {\n get { return ucfirst($this->_name); }\n set { $this->_name = trim($value); }\n }\n private string $_name = '';\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n2) Asymmetric Visibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
class Post {\n public private(set) string $slug;\n public function __construct(string $slug) {\n $this->slug = $slug; \/\/ write allowed here\n }\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n3) Chain
new<\/code> Without Parentheses<\/h3>\n\n\n\nnew<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n$request = new Request()->withMethod('GET')->withUri('\/hello');<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n4) New Array Helpers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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array_find()<\/code> \u2013 first matching element<\/li>\n\n\n\narray_find_key()<\/code> \u2013 key of first match<\/li>\n\n\n\narray_any()<\/code> \u2013 any element matches<\/li>\n\n\n\narray_all()<\/code> \u2013 all elements match<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n$n = array_find($numbers, fn($x) => $x % 2 === 0); \/\/ first even<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n5) HTML5 DOM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
6) Multibyte String Additions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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mb_trim()<\/code>, mb_ltrim()<\/code>, mb_rtrim()<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\nmb_ucfirst()<\/code>, mb_lcfirst()<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n7) BCMath<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
bcdivmod()<\/code> combines division and modulus for arbitrary-precision numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n8) Intl \/ Grapheme \/ cURL updates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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grapheme_str_split()<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\nintltz_get_iana_id()<\/code>, IntlTimeZone::getCanonicalID()<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n9) Other Notables<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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phpinfo()<\/code> shows integer size<\/li>\n\n\n\nValueError<\/code>)<\/li>\n\n\n\ncreateFromTimestamp()<\/code>, getMicrosecond()<\/code>, setMicrosecond()<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\nrequest_parse_body()<\/code>, http_get_last_response_headers()<\/code>, http_clear_last_response_headers()<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nSyntax & Functional Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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exit<\/code> and die<\/code> are now functions (not language constructs)<\/li>\n\n\n\nPHP_ZTS<\/code> and PHP_DEBUG<\/code> now booleans<\/li>\n\n\n\nCURLOPT_DNS_USE_GLOBAL_CACHE<\/code> ignored<\/li>\n\n\n\nDeprecations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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E_STRICT<\/code> constant<\/li>\n\n\n\nsession_set_save_handler()<\/code> with > 2 args<\/li>\n\n\n\n$escape<\/code> parameter<\/li>\n\n\n\nSUNFUNCS_RET_*<\/code> constants<\/li>\n\n\n\nCURLOPT_BINARYTRANSFER<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\nRemovals \/ Moved to PECL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pspell<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\nIMAP<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\nOCI8<\/code>, PDO-OCI<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nRelease & Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Support policy:<\/strong> 2 years active (bugs & security) + 2 years security-only
End of life:<\/strong> December 31, 2028<\/p>\n\n\n\nSummary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n