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PHP 4.3.0pre1 Released
[10-Oct-2002] PHP 4.3.0pre1 is available for download. PHP 4.3.0 incorporates a very large number of changes, new features, and bugfixes and thus requires extensive testing. This preliminary release is meant to kick-start this testing while the fixes are still being performed. Please join in and help us make this a high-quality release. You can use the build tracker at http://qa.php.net/buildtest-submit.php to report your results.

PHP 4.2.3 Released
[06-Sept-2002] PHP 4.2.3 has been released with a large number of bug fixes. It is a maintenance release, and is a recommended update for all users of PHP, and Windows users in particular. A complete list of changes can be found in the ChangeLog.

PHP 4.2.2 released in response to vulnerability
[22-Jul-2002] The PHP Group today announced the details of a serious vulnerability in PHP versions 4.2.0 and 4.2.1. A security update, PHP 4.2.2, fixes the issue. Everyone running affected versions of PHP is encouraged to upgrade immediately. The new 4.2.2 release doesn't include other changes, so upgrading from 4.2.1 is safe and painless.

PHP 4.1.0 Released!
[10-Dec-2001]PHP 4.1.0 is a key new release in the PHP 4 family. It includes highly-improved performance, especially under Windows; a more security-friendly way of accepting form variables; output compression; and much, much more. Read the full release announcement, or check out the changelog. Windows binaries are also available.

New Windows Help Features Under Development
[28-Oct-2001] The Windows Help format of the PHP Manual is popular because of the full text search, index, TOC tree, and bookmarking features. We would like to go further and add more: user comments, online functions, and many visual enhancements. You can help them! Please download the sample, and tell them what you think about it. We are also looking for a graphics designer, who can help us out with a cool new design. See the temporary page of the new CHM manual. (not personally impressed (FP))

PHP-GTK Documentation Update [18-Oct-2001] PHP-GTK documentation is starting to be more filled out. The manual is now rebuilt every night and downloadable versions of it in different formats are also available. If you have been working with PHP-GTK and would like to contribute to the documentation effort, please let them know.

New Usage Stats for September available [21-Jul-2001] netcraft and Security Space have published the current results for their Web Server surveys - both of which continue to show impressive growth for PHP. Check out the usage page.

PHP 4.0.6 Released!
[23-Jun-2001] PHP 4.0.6 is a maintenance release, that features many bug fixes from PHP 4.0.5, and is especially much more efficient in its memory requirements. Users that skipped the 4.0.5 upgrade may wish to jump directly from 4.0.4 to the much more stable 4.0.6. For a full list of changes, check out the Change Log.

PHP 4.0.5 Released!
Not the best effort to date - no point in bothering with this build get 4.06 instead

Patch Level 1 released for PHP 4.0.4
[11-Jan-2001] Due to two security issues found in the Apache module version of PHP 4.0, PHP 4.0.4pl1 has been released. This bug-fix release also fixes a few party-crashing bugs that were discovered in PHP 4.0.4.

New Usage Stats For February Available
[7-Mar-2001] Netcraft and E-Soft have published the February results for their Web Server surveys - both of which continue to show impressive growth for PHP. Check out the usage page.

Announcing PHP-GTK
[03-Mar-2001] The first release of PHP-GTK is now available. PHP-GTK is a PHP extension that provides an object-oriented interface to GTK+ toolkit and enables you to write client-side cross-platform GUI applications. For more information, visit http://gtk.php.net/