PHP 8.5.0alpha4 is an old release of PHP 8.5 series. Using the latest version PHP 8.5.0 is highly recommended.
PHP 8.5 continues to receive bug fixes and security fixes until 2027-12-31.
Downloads
Source Code
Git Clone
Use Git to clone the 8.5.0alpha4 tag from the PHP Git repository.
git clone https://github.com/php/php-src.git --depth 1 --branch php-8.5.0alpha4How to compile PHP
PHP can be compiled by setting up the dependencies, building the configure script (
Detailed articles on how to compile PHP are available for Ubuntu/Debian based systems and Fedora/RHEL based systems.
./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.
php-8.5.0alpha4-x64NTS.zip
Size: 32.38 MiB
php-8.5.0alpha4-x86NTS.zip
Size: 29.04 MiB
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.
php-8.5.0alpha4-x64TS.zip
Size: 32.51 MiB
php-8.5.0alpha4-x86TS.zip
Size: 29.05 MiB
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:8.5.0alpha4-cli-alpineDebian-based: More compatible with other components, complete, and are widely used.
docker pull php:8.5.0alpha4-cliPHP 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:8.5.0alpha4-fpm-alpineDebian-based ZTS Apache: Includes Apache web server integrating PHP as an Apache module.
docker pull php:8.5.0alpha4-apacheDebian-based NTS FPM: PHP-FPM, can be integrated with Nginx, Caddy, and other web servers over Fast CGI.
docker pull php:8.5.0alpha4-fpmCommit List
Arnaud Le Blanc
- Prevent operands from being released during comparison in bc4b6ce7a8
Christoph M. Becker
- Fix GH-19307: PGO builds of shared ext-intl are broken in 4754d302bf
Daniel Scherzer
ext/standard/tests/file/bug81145.phpt: unlink file before exit in GH-19293- Update versions for PHP 8.5.0alpha4 in b1ba26ec10
Florian Engelhardt
- Reset global pointers to prevent use-after-free in 3aaa8d3526
Gina Peter Banyard
- Zend/
zend_exceptions: Add const modifiers in c9e91bfbab - Zend:
Exception::__toString()no need to allocate the method name in a95a81000d - ext/
zend_test: Testzend_call_method_if_exists()in fc6c49cbf4 - Zend: refactor
zend_call_method_if_exists()API in 7bac9de94a ext/intl: Refactor error handling in GH-19196
Ilija Tovilo
- Fix failed assertion with throwing
__toStringin binary const expr in 80022c035b
Niels Dossche
- Fix fuzzer after opcache became mandatory in GH-19292
Remi Collet
- Fix GH-19298 missing libraries for opcache in a9f3e3c44e