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PHP
65 lines
2.8 KiB
PHP
<?php
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$_SERVER['BASE_PAGE'] = 'releases/5_4_0.php';
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include_once __DIR__ . '/../include/prepend.inc';
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site_header("PHP 5.4.0 Release Announcement");
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?>
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<h1>PHP 5.4.0 Release Announcement</h1>
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<p>
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The PHP development team is proud to announce the immediate availability
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of PHP <a href="http://php.net/downloads.php#v5.4.0">5.4.0</a>.
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This release is a major leap forward in the 5.x series,
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and includes a large number of new features and bug fixes.
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</p>
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<p>
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<b>The key features of PHP 5.4.0 include:</b>
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>New language syntax including <a href="http://php.net/traits">Traits</a>,
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<a href="https://www.php.net/manual/language.types.array.php">shortened array syntax</a>
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and <a href="https://www.php.net/manual/migration54.new-features.php">more</a></li>
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<li>Improved performance and reduced memory consumption</li>
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<li>Support for multibyte languages now available in all builds of PHP at the flip of a runtime switch</li>
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<li><a href="http://php.net/manual/features.commandline.webserver.php">
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Built-in webserver</a> in CLI mode to simplify development workflows and testing</li>
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<li>Cleaner code base thanks to the removal of multiple deprecated language features</li>
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<li>Many more improvements and fixes</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<b>Changes that affect compatibility:</b>
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="http://www.php.net/manual/security.globals.php">Register globals</a>, <a href="http://www.php.net/manual/security.magicquotes.php">magic quotes</a> and <a href="http://www.php.net/manual/features.safe-mode.php">safe mode</a> were removed</li>
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<li>The <a href="http://php.net/manual/control-structures.break.php">break</a>/<a href="http://php.net/manual/control-structures.continue.php">continue</a> $var syntax was removed</li>
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<li>The ini option <a href="http://www.php.net/manual/ini.core.php#ini.allow-call-time-pass-reference">allow_call_time_pass_reference</a> was removed</li>
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<li>The PHP <a href="http://www.php.net/manual/ini.core.php#ini.default-charset">default_charset</a> is now "UTF-8" within the distributed php.ini files, but still defaults to ""</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<b>Extensions moved to <a href="https://pecl.php.net">PECL</a>:</b>
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="http://www.php.net/manual/ref.sqlite.php">ext/sqlite</a> (<a href="http://www.php.net/manual/book.sqlite3.php">ext/sqlite3</a> and <a href="http://www.php.net/manual/ref.pdo-sqlite.php">ext/pdo_sqlite</a> are not affected)</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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PHP 5.4 will be the last series to support Windows XP and Windows
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2003. We will not provide binary packages for these Windows versions
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after PHP 5.4.
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</p>
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<p>
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For users upgrading from PHP 5.3 there is a migration guide available
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<a href="http://php.net/migration54">here</a>, detailing the changes between
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PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.4.0.
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</p>
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<p>
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For a full list of changes in PHP 5.4.0, see the
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<a href="/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.0">ChangeLog</a>.
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</p>
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