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  <title>PHP 7.2.0 Alpha 1 Released</title>
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  <published>2017-06-08T17:03:24+00:00</published>
  <updated>2017-07-13T10:02:00+00:00</updated>
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     <p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.2.0 Alpha 1.
     This release marks the beginning of the second 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
     <a href="https://bugs.php.net/">bug tracking system</a>.</p>

     <p><strong>THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!</strong></p>

     <p>For information on new features and other changes, you can read the
     <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-7.2.0alpha1/NEWS">NEWS</a> file,
     or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-7.2.0alpha1/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a> file
     for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.</p>

     <p>For source downloads of PHP 7.2.0 Alpha 1 please visit the <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~pollita/">download</a> page,
     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 22nd of June. You can also read the full list of planned releases on our
     <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php72#timetable">wiki</a>.</p>

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