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Everything New in PHP 8.6

A walkthrough of the features in PHP 8.6, ordered from the most notable change to the smallest detail. Each item includes code examples, and the article gives the release date.

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Everything new in PHP 8.6, ordered from the coolest feature to the smallest detail, with examples and the date of the release.

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