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Oct 15, 2026 · Industry Insights

Goodbye PEAR: PHP 8.7 Ends 27-Year Official Endorsement

PHP Internals votes to end official PEAR endorsement in PHP 8.7, concluding a 27-year history where PEAR served as PHP's de facto standard library, pioneered coding standards and autoloading, but ultimately lost to Composer's project-isolated dependency management and modern ecosystem.

ComposerPEARPHP

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Goodbye PEAR: PHP 8.7 Ends 27-Year Official Endorsement

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Sep 29, 2026 · Backend Development

PHP 8.7 Native Terminal API: Build Interactive CLI Without Hacks

PHP 8.7 introduces the Io\Terminal RFC, providing native cross-platform APIs for terminal size detection, raw mode with automatic cleanup, single-key capture with typed enums, and secure password input, eliminating the need for external stty calls or Win32 hacks.

CLIIo\TerminalPHP 8.7

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PHP 8.7 Native Terminal API: Build Interactive CLI Without Hacks