What’s New in PHP 7.4 Beta 4? Bug Fixes, Release Schedule, and Download Info
PHP 7.4 Beta 4 has been released, fixing a series of core, date, mysqlnd, OpenSSL, reflection, and SPL bugs, while outlining the upcoming release candidate timeline and providing a download link for testers.
PHP 7.4 Beta 4 has been released, marking the next step in the PHP 7.4 release cycle and fixing several bugs.
After beta 2 on August 8, the project jumped to beta 4. The final PHP 7.4 release is expected around November 28, 2019, with RC 1 scheduled for September 5.
Bug fixes in PHP 7.4 Beta 4
The following issues were addressed in this beta according to the official PHP announcement:
Core
Fixed bug #78220 (OneDrive folder access failure).
Fixed bug #78396 (Second file_put_contents in shutdown hangs script).
Fixed bug #78406 (Corrupted file includes user‑defined stream filter).
Date
Fixed bug #78383 (DateTime to array no longer returns its properties).
mysqlnd
Fixed connect_attr issue and added _server_host connection attribute.
OpenSSL
Fixed bug #78391 (assertion failure in openssl_random_pseudo_bytes).
Reflection
Fixed bug #78410 (cannot “manually” unserialize final class and extend internal class).
SPL
Fixed bug #78409 (Segfault when creating ArrayIterator without constructor).
Although Beta 4 resolves several issues, minor updates are still expected before the final release.
Planned timeline before the final release
The PHP wiki provides the following schedule:
PHP 7.4 Beta 4 is ready for testing and can be downloaded from https://downloads.php.net/~derick/.
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