PHP 8.4.0RC4: Downloads, Changelog, News

Release Information

Release
8.4.0RC4
PHP Version
PHP 8.4
Release Date
Release Type
Bug Fix Release
Release Status
Use PHP 8.4.5 instead
Branch Status
Supported (Latest)

PHP 8.4.0RC4 is an old release of PHP 8.4 series. Using the latest version PHP 8.4.5 is highly recommended.
PHP 8.4 continues to receive bug fixes and security fixes until 2026-12-31.

Downloads

Source Code

Git Clone
Use Git to clone the 8.4.0RC4 tag from the PHP Git repository.
git clone https://github.com/php/php-src.git --depth 1 --branch php-8.4.0RC4
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:8.4.0RC4-cli-alpine

Debian-based: More compatible with other components, complete, and are widely used.
docker pull php:8.4.0RC4-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:8.4.0RC4-fpm-alpine

Debian-based ZTS Apache: Includes Apache web server integrating PHP as an Apache module.
docker pull php:8.4.0RC4-apache

Debian-based NTS FPM: PHP-FPM, can be integrated with Nginx, Caddy, and other web servers over Fast CGI.
docker pull php:8.4.0RC4-fpm

Commit List

Arnaud Le Blanc

  • Fix tests: Prevent stack overflow during dtor in f3e87e2a6d
  • Fix assertion failure in zend_std_read_property in 3d3b22ddf2
  • Add ReflectionProperty::isLazy() in 54a40f3bde

Bob Weinand

  • Fix test without extra curl features in 824c81602b

Calvin Buckley

Christoph M. Becker

David Carlier

  • ext/gmp: gmp_pow fix FPE with large values in e0a0e216a9
  • Fix GH-14687 segfault on debugging a freed SplObjectIterator instance in eeec0939e0
  • Fix GH-16592 msg_send() crashes when the type does not serialize as expected in 90aac521fd

Gina Peter Banyard

  • Fix GH-16477 (Segmentation fault when calling debugInfo() after failed SplFileObject::constructor) in 9f5b5e34c3
  • Fix GH-16477 (Segmentation fault when calling debugInfo() after failed SplFileObject::constructor) in a19029fc8b
  • Fix GH-16477 (Segmentation fault when calling debugInfo() after failed SplFileObject::constructor) in 5d993e9641
  • ext/gmp: Add behavioural tests for operator overloading in fe02fd5095
  • ext/gmp: Fix segfault when null is encountered on an overloaded operator in 5253647500

Ilija Tovilo

  • Fix gh16508.phpt test expectation in dded6fdcad
  • Backport CI fixes to security branches in 25c0993902
  • Fix icu dependency for macos build in e3de1a1a21
  • Backport nightly.yml and nightly_matrix.php to PHP-8.1 in 27e8860594
  • [CI] Backport usage of db service for 8.1 in 560a585117
  • Partial backport of e7462bf in ed041c3443
  • Remove -Werror for libmysql test on 8.1 only in 769947648e
  • Fix array going away during sorting in 2bdce61390
  • Postpone zend_array_sort() in ext-intl in 845cdbce67
  • Fix use-after-free in ArrayObject::unset() with destructor in 8910ac800d
  • Also fix same issue in ArrayObject::exchangeArray() in f7222bd2de
  • Add NEWS entry in 418f820f5d

Máté Kocsis

  • Fix GH-16131: Prevent mixing PDO sub-classes with different DSN in 5892991941
  • Fix GH-16314 "Pdo\Mysql object is uninitialized" when opening a persistent connection in GH-16369

Niels Dossche

Saki Takamachi

  • Added early return case when result is 0 in GH-16697
  • Fixed a bug where size_t underflows in GH-16696
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