Author: Matteo Beccati (mbeccati)
Date: 2026-08-27T12:58:06+02:00
Commit: Announce PHP 8.6.0beta2 · php/web-php@39695d2 · GitHub
Raw diff: PHP 8.6.0 Beta 2 available for testing
Announce PHP 8.6.0beta2
Changed paths:
A public/archive/entries/2026-08-27-1.xml
M include/release-qa.php
M public/archive/archive.xml
Diff:
diff --git a/include/release-qa.php b/include/release-qa.php
index cf0cc09753..6e10df1fb3 100644
--- a/include/release-qa.php
+++ b/include/release-qa.php
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@
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- 'date' => '13 August 2026',
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+ 'date' => '27 August 2026',
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],
],
];
diff --git a/public/archive/archive.xml b/public/archive/archive.xml
index 0a2ded5331..9160be85ca 100644
--- a/public/archive/archive.xml
+++ b/public/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/2026-08-27-1.xml"/>
<xi:include href="entries/2026-08-25-1.xml"/>
<xi:include href="entries/2026-08-18-1.xml"/>
<xi:include href="entries/2026-08-13-1.xml"/>
diff --git a/public/archive/entries/2026-08-27-1.xml b/public/archive/entries/2026-08-27-1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffa1b13584
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+++ b/public/archive/entries/2026-08-27-1.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 Beta 2 available for testing</title>
+ <id>PHP: News Archive - 2026;
+ <published>2026-08-27T10:55:50+00:00</published>
+ <updated>2026-08-27T10:55:50+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 a new beta release of PHP 8.6.0, Beta 2. 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 Beta 2 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 <a href="Sign in to GitHub · GitHub GitHub</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-8.6.0beta2/NEWS">NEWS</a> file, or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-8.6.0beta1/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 3, planned for 10 Sep 2026.</p>
+ <p>The signatures for the release can be found in the <a href="https://gist.github.com/mbeccati/52a35ef482b1b73296176ba9176f17b2">manifest</a> or on the <a href="https://www.php.net/release-candidates.php">Release Candidates page</a>.</p>
+ <p>Thank you for helping us make PHP better.</p>
+ </div>
+ </content>
+</entry>