The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.1.0. This release is the first point release in the 7.x series.

PHP 7.1.0 comes with numerous improvements and new features such as

• Nullable types
• Void return type
• Iterable pseudo-type
• Class constant visiblity modifiers
• Square bracket syntax for list() and the ability to specify keys in list()
• Catching multiple exceptions types
• Many more features and changes…

For source downloads of PHP 7.1.0 please visit our downloads page, Windows binaries can be found on the PHP for Windows site. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The migration guide is available in the PHP Manual. Please consult it for the detailed list of new features and backward incompatible changes.

Many thanks to all the contributors and supporters!