The PHP team is glad to announce the first release candidate of PHP 7.4: PHP 7.4.0RC1. This continues the PHP 7.4 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.

For source downloads of PHP 7.4.0RC1 please visit the download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the bug reporting system.

For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the NEWS file, or the UPGRADING file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.

The next release would be 7.4.0RC2, planned for September 19th.