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    <title>PHP 7.1.0 Alpha 1 Released</title>
    <id>http://php.net/archive/2016.php#id2016-06-09-1</id>
    <published>2016-06-09T12:39:55-04:00</published>
    <updated>2016-06-09T12:39:55-04:00</updated>
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            <p>
                The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.1.0 Alpha 1. This release marks
                the beginning of the first minor release in the PHP 7.x series. All users of PHP are encouraged to test
                this version carefully, and report any bugs and incompatibilities in the bug tracking system.
            </p>
            <p>
                <strong>THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!</strong>
            </p>
            <p>
                PHP 7.1.0 Alpha 1 comes with features such as (incomplete list):
            </p>
            <ul>
                <li>
                    <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/nullable_types">Nullable Types</a>
                </li>
                <li>
                    <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/short_list_syntax">Square bracket syntax for array destructuring
                        assignment
                    </a>
                </li>
                <li>
                    <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/list_keys">Allow specifying keys in list()</a>
                </li>
                <li>
                    <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/negative-string-offsets">Generalize support of negative string
                        offsets
                    </a>
                </li>
                <li>
                    <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/void_return_type">Void Return Type</a>
                </li>
                <li>
                    <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/class_const_visibility">Class constant visibility modifiers</a>
                </li>
                <li>
                    <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/multiple-catch">Multi catch</a>
                </li>
            </ul>
            <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-7.1.0alpha1/NEWS">NEWS file</a>, or the
                <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-7.1.0alpha1/UPGRADING">UPGRADING file</a>
                for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.
            </p>

            <p>
                For source downloads of PHP 7.1.0 Alpha 1 please visit
                the <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~krakjoe/">download page</a>, Windows sources and binaries
                can be found on <a href="http://windows.php.net/qa/">windows.php.net/qa/</a>.
            </p>

            <p>
                The second alpha will be released on the 23rd of June. You can also read the full list of
                planned releases on our <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php71#timetable">wiki</a>.
            </p>

            <p>
                Thank you for helping us make PHP better.
            </p>
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