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Latest Release: 7.2.34 (2020-10-01)
Upgrade Tips
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Use the object type declaration to accept or return any user-defined object.
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Argon2i and Argon2id password hashing and verification are natively supported via password_hash().
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The robust libsodium cryptographic library is now a core PHP extension, providing modern encryption, hashing, and signing.
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Traits can now define abstract methods that enforcing classes must implement, allowing traits to specify interface contracts.