PHP 8.2 Codex Changelog

Newly added Improvements Changed Deprecations Removals
INI Directives 3 ‧ ‧ ‧ 1
Extensions 1 ‧ ‧ ‧ ‧
Constants 132 ‧ 4 1 ‧
Attributes 2 ‧ ‧ ‧ ‧
Classes 9 ‧ 6 ‧ ‧
Functions 12 48 122 2 ‧
Interfaces 2 ‧ ‧ ‧ ‧

Newly added

INI Directives

Global

Extensions

Global

Constants

curl

date

dba

fileinfo

filter

sockets

standard

Attributes

Core

Classes

Core

ext-random

Functions

ext-curl

ext-imap

ext-libxml

ext-mysqli

ext-oci8

ext-odbc

ext-openssl

ext-sodium

Core

Interfaces

ext-random

Removals

INI Directives

Global

Changed

Classes

Core

ext-oci8

ext-soap

  • SoapServer

    Cloning class objects is no longer allowed

Core

Functions

ext-ftp

ext-hash

ext-imap

ext-ldap

ext-mysqli

ext-oci8

ext-odbc

ext-openssl

ext-random

ext-sodium

Core

Constants

imap

pcntl

random

  • MT_RAND_MT19937

    Constant moved from standard extension to random extension

  • MT_RAND_PHP

    Constant moved from standard extension to random extension

Improvements

Functions

Core

  • restore_exception_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - restore_exception_handler(): bool
+ restore_exception_handler(): true
  • restore_error_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - restore_error_handler(): bool
+ restore_error_handler(): true

ext-dba

  • dba_delete

    Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($key): array|string

    - dba_delete($key, $dba): bool
+ dba_delete(array|string $key, $dba): bool
  • dba_replace

    Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($key): array|string

      dba_replace(
-     $key,
+     array|string $key,
      string $value,
      $dba
    ): bool
  • dba_popen
    • Optional parameter added - #5: int $map_size = 0
    • Optional parameter added - #6: ?int $flags = null
     dba_popen(
-    $path,
-    $mode,
-    $handler = <default>,
-    ...$handler_params
+    string $path,
+    string $mode,
+    ?string $handler = null,
+    int $permission = 0644,
+    int $map_size = 0,
+    ?int $flags = null
   )
  • dba_open
    • Optional parameter added - #5: int $map_size = 0
    • Optional parameter added - #6: ?int $flags = null
     dba_open(
-    $path,
-    $mode,
-    $handler = <default>,
-    ...$handler_params
+    string $path,
+    string $mode,
+    ?string $handler = null,
+    int $permission = 0644,
+    int $map_size = 0,
+    ?int $flags = null
   )
  • dba_insert

    Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($key): array|string

      dba_insert(
-     $key,
+     array|string $key,
      string $value,
      $dba
    ): bool
  • dba_fetch
    • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($key): array|string
    • Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $skip to $dba
    • Parameter name of parameter #3 changed: $dba to $skip
    • Parameter default value changed for position #3 ($skip): <default> to 0
      dba_fetch(
-     $key,
+     array|string $key,
-     $skip,
+     $dba,
-     $dba = <default>
+     $skip = 0
    ): string|false
  • dba_exists

    Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($key): array|string

    - dba_exists($key, $dba): bool
+ dba_exists(array|string $key, $dba): bool

ext-dom

  • dom_import_simplexml

    Return type changed: DOMElement to DOMAttr|DOMElement

    - dom_import_simplexml(object $node): DOMElement
+ dom_import_simplexml(object $node): DOMAttr|DOMElement

ext-gd

  • imagecolorset

    Return type changed: ?bool to ?false

      imagecolorset(
      GdImage $image,
      int $color,
      int $red,
      int $green,
      int $blue,
      int $alpha = 0
-   ): ?bool
+   ): ?false

ext-mbstring

  • mb_get_info

    Return type changed: array|string|int|false to array|string|int|false|null

    - mb_get_info(string $type = "all"): array|string|int|false
+ mb_get_info(string $type = "all"): array|string|int|false|null

ext-mysqli

  • mysqli_stmt_close

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - mysqli_stmt_close(mysqli_stmt $statement): bool
+ mysqli_stmt_close(mysqli_stmt $statement): true
  • mysqli_close

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - mysqli_close(mysqli $mysql): bool
+ mysqli_close(mysqli $mysql): true
  • mysqli_debug

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - mysqli_debug(string $options): bool
+ mysqli_debug(string $options): true
  • mysqli_ssl_set

    Return type changed: bool to true

      mysqli_ssl_set(
      mysqli $mysql,
      ?string $key,
      ?string $certificate,
      ?string $ca_certificate,
      ?string $ca_path,
      ?string $cipher_algos
-   ): bool
+   ): true

ext-openssl

  • openssl_csr_new
    • Return type changed: OpenSSLCertificateSigningRequest|false to OpenSSLCertificateSigningRequest|bool
    • Attribute added for parameter $private_key: #[SensitiveParameter]
      openssl_csr_new(
      array $distinguished_names,
      &$private_key,
      ?array $options = null,
      ?array $extra_attributes = null
-   ): OpenSSLCertificateSigningRequest|false
+   ): OpenSSLCertificateSigningRequest|bool

ext-sodium

  • sodium_crypto_generichash_update

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - sodium_crypto_generichash_update(string &$state, string $message): bool
+ sodium_crypto_generichash_update(string &$state, string $message): true

ext-SPL

  • iterator_to_array

    Parameter type changed for parameter #1 ($iterator): Traversable to Traversable|array

    - iterator_to_array(Traversable $iterator, bool $preserve_keys = true): array
+ iterator_to_array(Traversable|array $iterator, bool $preserve_keys = true): array
  • iterator_count

    Parameter type changed for parameter #1 ($iterator): Traversable to Traversable|array

    - iterator_count(Traversable $iterator): int
+ iterator_count(Traversable|array $iterator): int

Core

  • ksort

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - ksort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): bool
+ ksort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): true
  • krsort

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - krsort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): bool
+ krsort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): true
  • phpinfo

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - phpinfo(int $flags = INFO_ALL): bool
+ phpinfo(int $flags = INFO_ALL): true
  • phpcredits

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - phpcredits(int $flags = CREDITS_ALL): bool
+ phpcredits(int $flags = CREDITS_ALL): true
  • passthru

    Return type changed: ?bool to ?false

    - passthru(string $command, &$result_code = null): ?bool
+ passthru(string $command, &$result_code = null): ?false
  • usort

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - usort(array &$array, callable $callback): bool
+ usort(array &$array, callable $callback): true
  • uksort

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - uksort(array &$array, callable $callback): bool
+ uksort(array &$array, callable $callback): true
  • uasort

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - uasort(array &$array, callable $callback): bool
+ uasort(array &$array, callable $callback): true
  • openlog

    Return type changed: bool to true

      openlog(
      string $prefix,
      int $flags,
      int $facility
-   ): bool
+   ): true
  • sort

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - sort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): bool
+ sort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): true
  • array_walk

    Return type changed: bool to true

      array_walk(
      object|array &$array,
      callable $callback,
      mixed $arg = <default>
-   ): bool
+   ): true
  • syslog

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - syslog(int $priority, string $message): bool
+ syslog(int $priority, string $message): true
  • shuffle

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - shuffle(array &$array): bool
+ shuffle(array &$array): true
  • array_walk_recursive

    Return type changed: bool to true

      array_walk_recursive(
      object|array &$array,
      callable $callback,
      mixed $arg = <default>
-   ): bool
+   ): true
  • register_shutdown_function

    Return type changed: ?bool to void

    - register_shutdown_function(callable $callback, mixed ...$args): ?bool
+ register_shutdown_function(callable $callback, mixed ...$args): void
  • closelog

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - closelog(): bool
+ closelog(): true
  • asort

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - asort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): bool
+ asort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): true
  • arsort

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - arsort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): bool
+ arsort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): true

ext-xml

  • xml_set_end_namespace_decl_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - xml_set_end_namespace_decl_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): bool
+ xml_set_end_namespace_decl_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): true
  • xml_set_character_data_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - xml_set_character_data_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): bool
+ xml_set_character_data_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): true
  • xml_set_default_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - xml_set_default_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): bool
+ xml_set_default_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): true
  • xml_set_element_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

      xml_set_element_handler(
      XMLParser $parser,
      $start_handler,
      $end_handler
-   ): bool
+   ): true
  • xml_set_object

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - xml_set_object(XMLParser $parser, object $object): bool
+ xml_set_object(XMLParser $parser, object $object): true
  • xml_set_processing_instruction_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - xml_set_processing_instruction_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): bool
+ xml_set_processing_instruction_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): true
  • xml_set_notation_decl_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - xml_set_notation_decl_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): bool
+ xml_set_notation_decl_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): true
  • xml_set_unparsed_entity_decl_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - xml_set_unparsed_entity_decl_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): bool
+ xml_set_unparsed_entity_decl_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): true
  • xml_set_start_namespace_decl_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - xml_set_start_namespace_decl_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): bool
+ xml_set_start_namespace_decl_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): true
  • xml_set_external_entity_ref_handler

    Return type changed: bool to true

    - xml_set_external_entity_ref_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): bool
+ xml_set_external_entity_ref_handler(XMLParser $parser, $handler): true

Deprecations

Functions

Core

Constants

mysqli

  • MYSQLI_IS_MARIADB

    Constant deprecated

    var_dump(MYSQLI_IS_MARIADB);
// 
    Constant MYSQLI_IS_MARIADB is deprecated
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