Author: Matteo Beccati (mbeccati)
Date: 2026-07-30T15:26:55+02:00
Commit: Announce PHP 8.6.0alpha3 · php/web-php@5f8ad6d · GitHub
Raw diff: PHP 8.6.0 Alpha 3 available for testing
Announce PHP 8.6.0alpha3
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A archive/entries/2026-07-30-3.xml
M archive/archive.xml
M include/release-qa.php
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diff --git a/archive/archive.xml b/archive/archive.xml
index dfcd9ebaaa..7d0c2fa8c7 100644
--- a/archive/archive.xml
+++ b/archive/archive.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
<uri>http://php.net/contact</uri>
<email>php-webmaster@lists.php.net</email>
</author>
+ <xi:include href="entries/2026-07-30-3.xml"/>
<xi:include href="entries/2026-07-30-2.xml"/>
<xi:include href="entries/2026-07-30-1.xml"/>
<xi:include href="entries/2026-07-16-1.xml"/>
diff --git a/archive/entries/2026-07-30-3.xml b/archive/entries/2026-07-30-3.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e1bd1f910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archive/entries/2026-07-30-3.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
+ <title>PHP 8.6.0 Alpha 3 available for testing</title>
+ <id>PHP: News Archive - 2026;
+ <published>2026-07-30T13:24:32+00:00</published>
+ <updated>2026-07-30T13:24:32+00:00</updated>
+ <link href="PHP; rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
+ <link href="PHP: News Archive - 2026; rel="via" type="text/html"/>
+ <category term="frontpage" label="PHP.net frontpage news"/>
+ <content type="xhtml">
+ <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+ <p>The PHP team is pleased to announce the second testing release of PHP 8.6.0, Alpha 3. This continues the PHP 8.6 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the <a href="PHP: todo:php86 Wiki</a>.</p>
+ <p>For source downloads of PHP 8.6.0 Alpha 3 please visit the <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~mbeccati/">download page</a>.</p>
+ <p>Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the <a href="Sign in to GitHub · GitHub Issues</a>.</p>
+ <p><strong>Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.</strong></p>
+ <p>For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.6.0alpha3/NEWS">NEWS</a> file, or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.6.0alpha3/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a> file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.</p>
+ <p>The next release will be Beta 1, planned for 13 August 2026.</p>
+ <p>The signatures for the release can be found in the <a href="https://gist.github.com/mbeccati/a78ae3c3bafa22839c619d1c81d286ae">manifest</a> or on the <a href="https://www.php.net/pre-release-builds.php">pre\-release builds</a> page.</p>
+ <p>Thank you for helping us make PHP better.</p>
+ </div>
+ </content>
+</entry>
diff --git a/include/release-qa.php b/include/release-qa.php
index 35e5f8a450..959d00fa11 100644
--- a/include/release-qa.php
+++ b/include/release-qa.php
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@
'active' => true,
'release' => [
'type' => 'alpha',
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- 'date' => '16 July 2026',
- 'baseurl' => 'Index of /~svpernova09‘,
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+ 'sha256_xz' => '5eec9db06195860097005309eb6176309ae738df28f56eb23c87be5887d86c78',
+ 'date' => '30 July 2026',
+ 'baseurl' => 'Index of /~mbeccati’,
],
],
];