PHP 7.2.0alpha3: Downloads, Changelog, News

Release Information

Release
7.2.0alpha3
PHP Version
PHP 7.2
Release Date
Release Type
Bug Fix Release
Release Status
EOL, Use PHP 7.2.34
Branch Status
Unsupported

PHP 7.2 reached EOL on , and all releases of this version no longer receive security or bug fixes. Using PHP 7.2.0alpha3 is not recommended. PHP 7.2.34 is the latest version in the series.

Downloads

Source Code

Git Clone
Use Git to clone the 7.2.0alpha3 tag from the PHP Git repository.
git clone https://github.com/php/php-src.git --depth 1 --branch php-7.2.0alpha3
How to compile PHP
PHP can be compiled by setting up the dependencies, building the configure script (./buildconf), configuring the build ./configure, and running make.
Detailed articles on how to compile PHP are available for Ubuntu/Debian based systems and Fedora/RHEL based systems.

Windows binaries
Non-Thread Safe Builds
Non-Thread Safe (NTS) builds are single-threaded PHP builds. They can be used on web servers that integrate PHP over FastCGI protocol, such as Nginx, Caddy, and IIS.
Thread-Safe Builds
Thread-Safe (TS) builds are multi-thread PHP builds, often used to integrate PHP as a Server API for multithreaded servers. The most common use case is using PHP as an Apache module.

Docker/Podman Containers

PHP CLI
PHP CLI Containers images only include the PHP CLI, and no FPM or Apache modules. The Alpine builds are lightweight, but may introduce incompatibilities due to their musl builds. Albeit their larger size, the Debian-based (without the "-alpine" suffix) images are more complete, and widely used.

Alpine-based: Lightweight, but may introduce incompatibilities due to their musl builds.
docker pull php:7.2.0alpha3-cli-alpine

Debian-based: More compatible with other components, complete, and are widely used.
docker pull php:7.2.0alpha3-cli
PHP CLI + Web Server Integration
These container images include PHP CLI, and a web server integration. FPM container images can be integrated with web servers such as Nginx, Caddy, and Apache with Event MPM. The Apache container images include Apache web server, integrating PHP as an Apache module.

Alpine-based: Lightweight, but may introduce incompatibilities due to their musl builds.
docker pull php:7.2.0alpha3-fpm-alpine

Debian-based ZTS Apache: Includes Apache web server integrating PHP as an Apache module.
docker pull php:7.2.0alpha3-apache

Debian-based NTS FPM: PHP-FPM, can be integrated with Nginx, Caddy, and other web servers over Fast CGI.
docker pull php:7.2.0alpha3-fpm

Commit List

Adam Baratz

Anatol Belski

  • Split requested size as expected by CreateFileMapping in 6a854e2740
  • Fix bug #74798 pkcs7_en/decrypt does not work if \x0a is used in content in b714309056
  • Relax test condition, as OpenSSL 1.1.x out differs in EOL only in eb68301df1
  • Bug #74815 crash with a combination of INI entries at startup in e08c0ed8ce
  • fix C++ compat in c71b773a62
  • yet one C++ compat fix in d0b7eed0c9
  • Fixed bug #74849 Process is started as interactive shell in PhpStorm in 8871d2d12e

Bob Weinand

  • Fixed bug #73944 (inflate_init() dictionary option) - add NEWS entry in fda0a8b735
  • Expose inflate_get_status() and inflate_get_read_len() functions in cfee5116dd
  • Fixed bug #74840 (Opcache overwrites argument of GENERATOR_RETURN within finally) in e3cc15daf2

Christopher Jones

danchukas

Dmitry Stogov

  • FE_RESER/FE_FETCH optimisation in 31a2198fd9
  • Added specialized FE_FETCH_R handler for iteration over array in 7802cf8c1a
  • Clear alocated memory blocks, only if this is really necessary in c16f954ff1
  • Use request heap in 687123ebf2
  • Use persistent heap only for persistent connections in c61cea7135
  • Avoid useless duplication in 7af5741333
  • Setting CG(unclean_shutdown) in fast shutdown doesn't make a lot of sense (it was set to prevent memory leak messages, but we doesn't check memory leaks in RELEASE build anyway) in 9b201aec07
  • We don't need any special handling for CG(unclean_shutdown) at this point, because in case of exit() or die() all destructors must be already called before in 06e41cadd9
  • Fixed few test failures if php.ini contains zend.assertions=-1 in c7a75b7112
  • Fixed SKIP code in 9fb0e6ffe2
  • shutdown_executor() refactoring (reuse opcache fast request shutdown code) in f25ecdacf8
  • Reuse "nIndex" in 40ed9aaa48
  • Reseet EG(active) a bit early in 866d3b40e9
  • Removed EG(valid_symbol_table). Used EG(active) instead in caaeb4849a
  • Cleanup. Removed unused functions and unimplemented prototype. Avoid useless "dtor_obj" calls in 908ce66f73
  • Removed deprecated checks in c0be77aa75
  • Avoid string duplication in preg_split() in f626a783b6
  • We don't have to use "persistent" heap with PHP-7 HashTable(s) in c23ffaa211
  • Split zend_init_execute_data() into zend_init_func_execute_data() and zend_init_code_execute_data() in bbb786c85b
  • Use zval_ptr_dtor_nogc() for data that can't be circular in e111bccd48
  • Use inlined version of zval_ptr_dtor() in array_map() loop in 5a51da9942
  • Use inlined version of zval_ptr_dytor() in var_destroy() loop in 10dc924999
  • Added missed opcodes in 55cd4e859b
  • Revert "Avoid run-time checks performed at compile-time." in 02ef5d3803
  • Fixed bug #74836 (isset on zero-prefixed numeric indexes in array broken) in bfa24e3488
  • Get rid of old compatibility macros in b685991b44
  • Compile/optimisation-time constants can't be circular, but in general may be reference-countable. It's better to use zval_ptr_dtor_nogc() to release them in 10dbc0b2e7

Francois Laupretre

  • Allow loading PHP and Zend extensions by name in fe5c8f2b80

George Wang

  • [BUGFIX] fixes the issue that a value from .user.ini displays in phpinfo(), but not applies in 751d19f698

ideal

  • Fix error if compiled without -fpermissive flag in 4d6100569b

Ingmar Runge

Jakub Zelenka

  • Update NEWS with info about openssl pkcs7 read and verify changes in bf8717594c
  • Add OPENSSL_DONT_ZERO_PAD_KEY constant to prevent key padding in 0c707fcb10

Jelle van der Waa

  • Add openssl_pkcs7_read and output P7B in openssl_pkcs7_verify in 787a18a50a

jhdxr

Joe Watkins

Julien Pauli

Marat Nagayev

Matthew Trescott

  • Add more constants, improve comments, and add tests in 0c4f11ecaa

Michael Moussa

Michał Brzuchalski

Nikita Popov

Niklas Keller

Peter Kokot

Remi Collet

Richard Fussenegger

  • Fixed ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_INFO macro in 66e5dc5b9b

Sara Golemon

  • Minor refactor of load extension by name impl in d09edf7b34
  • Produce a better exception message when IntlDateFormatter constructor fails in ecaf408d30
  • Release temporary string reference in 24030d54d8
  • Add NEWS entry and a test for Bug#71412 in f066f59eab

Stanislav Malyshev

Thomas Punt

Tom Van Looy

  • Remove unused variable op2. It is redeclared later in 60d032d65e
  • Remove superfluous semicolons in 04fb3f28ff

Tyson Andre

wapmorgan

  • Remove invalid check of dictionary content and add initialization of dictionary if raw compression used in cd1869bcf2

Yasuo Ohgaki

  • Fixed bug #74514 5 session functions incorrectly warn when calling in read-only/getter mode in a2d766503a
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