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  <title>PHP 8.2.0 Released!</title>
  <id>https://www.php.net/archive/2022.php#2022-12-08-1</id>
  <published>2022-12-08T06:26:27+00:00</published>
  <updated>2022-12-08T06:26:27+00:00</updated>
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      <p>The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.0. This release marks the latest minor release of the PHP language.</p>
      <p>PHP 8.2 comes with numerous improvements and new features such as:</p>
      <ul>
        <li><a href="https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.basic.php#language.oop5.basic.class.readonly">Readonly classes</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration82.new-features.php#migration82.new-features.core.type-system">Disjunctive Normal Form (DNF) Types</a></li>
        <li>New stand-alone types: <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/null-false-standalone-types">null, false</a>, and <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/true-type">true</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.random.php">New "Random" extension</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration82.new-features.php#migration82.new-features.core.constant-in-traits">Constants in traits</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration82.deprecated.php#migration82.deprecated.core.dynamic-properties">Deprecate dynamic properties</a></li>
        <li>And much much more...</li>
      </ul>
      <p>
        For source downloads of PHP 8.2.0 please visit our <a href="https://www.php.net/downloads.php">downloads page</a>,
        Windows source and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/download/">windows.php.net/download/</a>.
        The list of changes is recorded in the <a href="https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.2.0">ChangeLog</a>.
      </p>
      <p>
        The <a href="https://php.net/manual/en/migration82.php">migration guide</a> is available in the PHP Manual.
        Please consult it for the detailed list of new features and backward incompatible changes.
      </p>
      <p>Kudos to all the contributors and supporters!</p>
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