+ The PHP development team is proud to announce the first PHP 5.4 alpha release. + PHP 5.4 includes new language features and removes several legacy (deprecated) behaviors. + Read the NEWS + file for a complete list of changes. +
++ THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION! +
++ This alpha release exists to encourage users to identify bugs, and + to ensure that all new features and backward compatibility breaks are evaluated + and documented before PHP 5.4.0 is released. Please report findings to + the QA mailing list and/or + the PHP bug tracker. Windows binaries + can be downloaded from the + Windows QA site. +
++ Here is an incomplete list of changes: +
++ Please note that some legacy features have been removed: +
++ This is the first release that adopts the + releaseprocess RFC. + The next alpha will be released within four weeks. The PHP 5.4 feature + set and API has not been finalized. +
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