'PHP 8.5 is a major update of the PHP language, with new features including the URI Extension, Pipe Operator, and support for modifying properties while cloning.', 'main_title' => 'Smarter, Faster, Built for Tomorrow.', 'main_subtitle' => '

PHP 8.5 is a major update of the PHP language, with new features including the URI extension, Pipe operator, and support for modifying properties while cloning.

', 'whats_new' => 'What\'s new in 8.5', 'upgrade_now' => 'Upgrade to PHP 8.5', 'old_version' => 'PHP 8.4 and older', 'badge_new' => 'NEW', 'documentation' => 'Doc', 'released' => 'Released Nov 20, 2025', 'key_features' => 'Key Features in PHP 8.5', 'key_features_description' => '

Faster, cleaner, and built for developers.

', 'features_pipe_operator_title' => 'Pipe Operator', 'features_pipe_operator_description' => '

The |> operator enables chaining callables left-to-right, passing values smoothly through multiple functions without intermediary variables.

', 'features_persistent_curl_share_handles_title' => 'Persistent cURL Share Handles', 'features_persistent_curl_share_handles_description' => '

Handles can now be persisted across multiple PHP requests, avoiding the cost of repeated connection initialization to the same hosts.

', 'features_clone_with_title' => 'Clone With', 'features_clone_with_description' => '

Clone objects and update properties with the new clone() syntax, making the "with-er" pattern simple for readonly classes.

', 'features_uri_extension_title' => 'URI Extension', 'features_uri_extension_description' => '

PHP 8.5 adds a built-in URI extension to parse, normalize, and handle URLs following RFC 3986 and WHATWG URL standards.

', 'features_no_discard_title' => '#[\NoDiscard] Attribute', 'features_no_discard_description' => '

The #[\NoDiscard] attribute warns when a return value isn’t used, helping prevent mistakes and improving overall API safety.

', 'features_fcc_in_const_expr_title' => 'Closures and First-Class Callables in Constant Expressions', 'features_fcc_in_const_expr_description' => '

Static closures and first-class callables can now be used in constant expressions, such as attribute parameters.

', 'pipe_operator_title' => 'Pipe Operator', 'pipe_operator_description' => '

The pipe operator allows chaining function calls together without dealing with intermediary variables. This enables replacing many "nested calls" with a chain that can be read forwards, rather than inside-out.

Learn more about the backstory of this feature in The PHP Foundation’s blog.

', 'array_first_last_title' => 'array_first() and array_last() functions', 'array_first_last_description' => '

The array_first() and array_last() functions return the first or last value of an array, respectively. If the array is empty, null is returned (making it easy to compose with the ?? operator).

', 'clone_with_title' => 'Clone With', 'clone_with_description' => '

It is now possible to update properties during object cloning by passing an associative array to the clone() function. This enables straightforward support of the "with-er" pattern for readonly classes.

', 'uri_extension_title' => 'URI Extension', 'uri_extension_description' => '

The new always-available URI extension provides APIs to securely parse and modify URIs and URLs according to the RFC 3986 and the WHATWG URL standards.

Powered by the uriparser (RFC 3986) and Lexbor (WHATWG URL) libraries.

Learn more about the backstory of this feature in The PHP Foundation’s blog.

', 'no_discard_title' => '#[\NoDiscard] Attribute', 'no_discard_description' => '

By adding the #[\NoDiscard] attribute to a function, PHP will check whether the returned value is consumed and emit a warning if it is not. This allows improving the safety of APIs where the returned value is important, but it\'s easy to forget using the return value by accident.

The associated (void) cast can be used to indicate that a value is intentionally unused.

', 'persistent_curl_share_handles_title' => 'Persistent cURL Share Handles', 'persistent_curl_share_handles_description' => '

Unlike curl_share_init(), handles created by curl_share_init_persistent() will not be destroyed at the end of the PHP request. If a persistent share handle with the same set of share options is found, it will be reused, avoiding the cost of initializing cURL handles each time.

', 'fcc_in_const_expr_title' => 'Closures and First-Class Callables in Constant Expressions', 'fcc_in_const_expr_description' => '

Static closures and first-class callables can now be used in constant expressions. This includes attribute parameters, default values of properties and parameters, and constants.

', 'new_classes_title' => 'Additional features and improvements', 'fatal_error_backtrace' => 'Fatal Errors (such as an exceeded maximum execution time) now include a backtrace.', 'const_attribute_target' => 'Attributes can now target constants.', 'override_attr_properties' => '{0} attribute can now be applied to properties.', 'deprecated_traits_constants' => '{0} attribute can be used on traits and constants.', 'asymmetric_static_properties' => 'Static properties now support asymmetric visibility.', 'final_promoted_properties' => 'Properties can be marked as final using constructor property promotion.', 'closure_getCurrent' => 'Added Closure::getCurrent() method to simplify recursion in anonymous functions.', 'partitioned_cookies' => 'The {0} and {1} functions now support the "partitioned" key.', 'get_set_error_handler' => 'New {0} and {1} functions are available.', 'new_dom_element_methods' => 'New {0} and {1} methods are available.', 'grapheme_levenshtein' => 'Added {0} function.', 'delayed_target_validation' => 'New {0} attribute can be used to suppress compile-time errors from core and extension attributes that are used on invalid targets.', 'bc_title' => 'Deprecations and backward compatibility breaks', 'bc_backtick_operator' => 'The backtick operator as an alias for {0} has been deprecated.', 'bc_non_canonical_cast_names' => 'Non-canonical cast names (boolean), (integer), (double), and (binary) have been deprecated. Use (bool), (int), (float), and (string) instead, respectively.', 'bc_disable_classes' => 'The {0} INI setting has been removed as it causes various engine assumptions to be broken.', 'bc_semicolon_after_case' => 'Terminating case statements with a semicolon instead of a colon has been deprecated.', 'bc_null_array_offset' => 'Using null as an array offset or when calling {0} is now deprecated. Use an empty string instead.', 'bc_class_alias_names' => 'It is no longer possible to use "array" and "callable" as class alias names in {0}.', 'bc_sleep_wakeup' => 'The {0} and {1} magic methods have been soft-deprecated. The {2} and {3} magic methods should be used instead.', 'bc_casting_nan' => 'A warning is now emitted when casting {0} to other types.', 'bc_non_array_destructuring' => 'Destructuring non-array values (other than null) using {0} or {1} now emits a warning.', 'bc_casting_non_int_floats' => 'A warning is now emitted when casting floats (or strings that look like floats) to int if they cannot be represented as one.', 'footer_title' => 'Better syntax, improved performance and type safety.', 'footer_description' => '

The full list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

Please consult the migration guide for a detailed list of new features and backward-incompatible changes.

', ];