Pre-Release Builds

This page contains links to the Pre-release builds that the release managers create before each actual release. These builds are meant for the community to test whether no inadvertent changes have been made, and whether no regressions have been introduced.

Source Builds

PHP 8.6.0alpha2

php-8.6.0alpha2.tar.bz2 16 Jul 2026 b6b725fed428e2f61feb34efb9f813a2d64cc9196d0768c90d1e7284f5407c2c
php-8.6.0alpha2.tar.gz 16 Jul 2026 1073459e91e623319bb6264f2aee8e71c676b663d2ac2b6331440d6d2035e7c0
php-8.6.0alpha2.tar.xz 16 Jul 2026 27f0d92f7fc945ef962b2a71049632a1c4c061c6318c136a1e62f84b7d240603

PHP 8.5.9RC1

php-8.5.9RC1.tar.bz2 16 Jul 2026 ce761a2347e2bd6bb9aab5a63d78a2e978df10665619632a8f903b1df3af9420
php-8.5.9RC1.tar.gz 16 Jul 2026 eaeb7fc128cdce1ee4a16575f55e318a51554295b530dd914a03d08abc9023a3
php-8.5.9RC1.tar.xz 16 Jul 2026 3c4de9f98adda67400e2b52252f5d1c58328d26da64e3cdc8b3a6a3e5d49397b

PHP 8.4.24RC1

php-8.4.24RC1.tar.bz2 16 Jul 2026 69884d0668993a12b161882576295708de46a2f6b56374a1b161c94afe652d7e
php-8.4.24RC1.tar.gz 16 Jul 2026 0cc5b8c97adbd854222695f3e45667d3b2dd3b9fa1d0f4c9cb0c965a0e291d48
php-8.4.24RC1.tar.xz 16 Jul 2026 39fcc5625ca453232cc46601029ed48b09efe9ea5c76575f365027fbd7b72e8b

Windows Builds

PHP 8.6.0alpha2

Download source code 32.51MB
Download tests package (phpt) 18.48MB

VS18 x64 Thread Safe

Zip 34.88MB 14 Jul 2026 fd3a77825fc1d1d4876e8350c349e27e6443ae46142743edd99a26f389b6724f
Debug Pack 41.52MB 14 Jul 2026 643be5b65df1689e979714b1abbe9f3135cb2c3ffa8e6319ffeda5728a7d0646
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.68MB 14 Jul 2026 f81a6f0ac5df2949210a9e577920607cc618889fcde99319d53165952bc3eb9a

VS18 x86 Thread Safe

Zip 30.87MB 14 Jul 2026 372a1cdbbce63dbdcc936b689183ba694ff33b35935cf887f8c333f60f40ffcf
Debug Pack 41.37MB 14 Jul 2026 36bb30dab9f0c4f835e29c75ecf0f775a44239a8349ea46bf3371fc51b599e31
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.68MB 14 Jul 2026 a8405d00a207d1dde9a2aeb05415fcfc50f5a0691dd4783e14d8db8eaa139567

VS18 x64 Non Thread Safe

Zip 34.82MB 14 Jul 2026 34b1c12dd7f64ab337125168af67f6abdfd74716c5ab666f621af8ba00217672
Debug Pack 41.32MB 14 Jul 2026 b4e2a24b24ef8def21e58b69be531fd6e7f3481d81bd5c68f66d558e081f8955
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.68MB 14 Jul 2026 f7decc3ab9f87a2a75566b1043a0ed9983c69a8dc4dae298ceda8e411b217568

VS18 x86 Non Thread Safe

Zip 30.85MB 14 Jul 2026 f6660a6d36334d01144070ca26655aa21b2e8d72fbb5c77ee8dd0fed9deaf32a
Debug Pack 41.34MB 14 Jul 2026 bf68d5c41e0c5cff3c47644ea1c235b15f4d13399210024b19d1402a02db657a
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.67MB 14 Jul 2026 2276e71a0d54b70ae01983223b2a643033185bae6ac39c63678827a2656d52e7

PHP 8.5.9RC1

Download source code 32.12MB
Download tests package (phpt) 18.17MB

VS17 x64 Thread Safe

Zip 34.27MB 15 Jul 2026 db350c6ed04a4274f8d2e2805e04e665a777eaf34417329e1ff36967d11c9d09
Debug Pack 39.64MB 15 Jul 2026 a8ce3e37bdbc5a32f9a8a8a5f1d38f6be80f406afc28fe88d45efc999b903685
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.67MB 15 Jul 2026 7104a428cfbd8de798d269d36d8acb95af619731701476d95226574641571ac8

VS17 x86 Thread Safe

Zip 30.67MB 15 Jul 2026 4b3a5e625d54fa075f438d57d1ef673c296fef04228ded3c9a071576a764d1e7
Debug Pack 40.49MB 15 Jul 2026 2ff958923647d0c1904ab04b3ac45cdc62b8f51df1c6863e5454236057b3e32f
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.67MB 15 Jul 2026 3c8877102476c93812098876e0668b71c00508d4ecc4e214d70259d33d6a541f

VS17 x64 Non Thread Safe

Zip 34.15MB 15 Jul 2026 b92ce389a1939e7af48dcb1152ad70bf4d133b88fdd46baf9dd92f95ce2f0306
Debug Pack 39.82MB 15 Jul 2026 337c291ed9bf8419bc076b050d7d414e6b2e1e3e461bcb8b3b87b73479e64cad
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.66MB 15 Jul 2026 85cf3abe5c44b5aaf13b08f009c5a8f7807a1b99be6c9665c1107b3b3874cc15

VS17 x86 Non Thread Safe

Zip 30.62MB 15 Jul 2026 2ab3726ddc7f3314bf8230ca3b7931a895bd909eed335e69c7a577fb9e54e014
Debug Pack 40.43MB 15 Jul 2026 f4be7b9c311ee00710e80ea15d2f6148fcbdea0f9b9b1054fc10e5eccc7a8aad
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.66MB 15 Jul 2026 5fb7831a5ffaaa394551f797ee3ca1eca323fa2f21cd63c38560acbb3e77a11e

PHP 8.4.24RC1

Download source code 29.91MB
Download tests package (phpt) 17.57MB

VS17 x64 Thread Safe

Zip 33.23MB 15 Jul 2026 74c5df96d87862aeec0d918fdb00d2381614d8893e1e9619f1bfb5824d4d131d
Debug Pack 39.28MB 15 Jul 2026 52650376c19d6f8c31ffa1ade6b8ac3bdcbbdf9da559657efc71786f3f5afebc
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.36MB 15 Jul 2026 1e1a502fa3c45ae1835c057463be41ea06a84fee5241a8e19ac3b9d35f32256d

VS17 x86 Thread Safe

Zip 29.89MB 15 Jul 2026 20e8b0d43ae77a83062bb4dda441374cc1dd997a01bad2e162610e722bfec6ce
Debug Pack 39.94MB 15 Jul 2026 80d512eecb8c0d4a46a4418ee66f7d96c3f43a3d3ec40b8205320ea57344353c
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.36MB 15 Jul 2026 2f43df33d43b807f92c6338af5dd78cff06ee487f36f692fe73796d47ff83f76

VS17 x64 Non Thread Safe

Zip 33.08MB 15 Jul 2026 6a39d16e4e4fb735c4d0da0e7516e1e6b69172ae7570cd7767f3d4cacbfddb44
Debug Pack 39.12MB 15 Jul 2026 b2c9a7522fd3a07741045663c5ba4fe4cefb5682bd4790208c11ce582340b769
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.36MB 15 Jul 2026 f69719f940cbf99f04c4ab15142b45c31366bc02d51e4a22d9abaa4cce7641b6

VS17 x86 Non Thread Safe

Zip 29.78MB 15 Jul 2026 ec06ce18b53b1dc6e5e210051c8f5c83c7e718badc21af4f893be0cc6059bacc
Debug Pack 39.79MB 15 Jul 2026 3e865beafb4e47aa87bcb013789e5a3daca7bb31aa34f357e9f906bd4889f6b7
Development package (SDK to develop PHP extensions) 1.36MB 15 Jul 2026 f1b7c08c28b0bff05d22d59908bb0cfb6c6ad38dbc798c6675dc271ee2ae1fb0