PHsPeed Release 3.6

PHsPeed keeps moving forward with the latest technology!
We’re excited to announce the immediate availability of PHsPeed 3.6. This release brings full support for PHP 8.5, including Xdebug support for PHP 8.5, so you can start testing and developing right away.

Development of PHsPeed 4.0 is moving full speed ahead!
While PHsPeed 4.0, currently under development, will introduce many improvements to the IDE, we’ve decided to bring some of these enhancements into version 3.6 as well. The most notable update is the redesigned main application form, which now provides direct, convenient access to tools for creating and maintaining your modules. It should help new developers to find the important functions more quickly.

PHsPeed 3.6 continues to offer broad PHP compatibility, supporting PHP versions from 7.4 through 8.5. While this wide coverage is a big advantage, it also means that the download size has grown significantly, and installation can take longer than we’d like.

To address this, we’re making important changes starting with PHsPeed 4.0. We fully understand that some users are still actively developing applications on PHP 7.4, and PHsPeed 3.6 will remain available for maintaining those projects. However, beginning with version 4.0, support for older PHP versions will be phased out. This step is necessary as PHP continues to evolve, bringing new features and improvements that we want to embrace without being held back by legacy compatibility.

By default, PHsPeed will ship with the latest PHP release minus one version. Thanks to the new module importer, you’ll be able to download only the runtimes and modules you actually need, rather than having everything installed upfront. This approach allows us to significantly reduce the download size while maintaining high flexibility.

We are also exploring ways to support additional runtime versions so that older PHP projects can continue to be maintained as we move forward. That said, end-of-life PHP versions will no longer be officially supported in PHsPeed. While their runtimes may continue to function, they will no longer receive maintenance or updates.

This year is an important milestone for us, with our primary focus firmly set on PHsPeed 4.0. To stay informed about our progress and upcoming changes, we invite you to subscribe to our newsletter.

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Happy coding!