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PHP 5.6

This version is no longer officially supported.

Official support refers to that provided direct by the PHP Project.

If you install PHP via third-party packages, support timelines may be different. Please read the Release Support Policy for more information.

Release Date
2014-08-28
Bugfix Support
Security Support
Latest Release: 5.6.40 (2019-01-10)

Upgrade Tips

  • Variadic Functions
    Define functions that accept variable numbers of arguments using the ... operator.
  • Argument Unpacking
    Unpack arrays and Traversable objects into parameter lists when calling functions using the ... operator.
  • Constant Scalar Expressions
    Use scalar expressions, mathematical operations, and existing constants when defining class constants and default argument values.
  • Exponentiation Operator
    Calculate exponentiation using the new ** operator and its shorthand **=.