The latest major release of PHP is 8.5.0, released on November 20, 2025. It is the current stable version and includes new features like a URI extension, a pipe operator, and support for modifying properties while cloning.
- PHP 8.5.0: Released on November 20, 2025, it is the most recent major version.
- Key features: It introduces a new URI extension, the pipe operator (
|>) for chaining callables, and the ability to modify properties of an object while cloning it. - Previous version: PHP 8.4 is still supported but is no longer the latest release. It was released on November 21, 2024.
- Support: All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version to benefit from the new features and security updates