Answer: The latest PHP version is 8.5.12, released on 21 Oct 2026.
Status: Confirmed
Entry: version/php
Revision: 1
Digest: sha256:a9374e52a1005de7 (changes whenever the content changes)

Timeline:
  Created: 2026-11-12T10:44:28Z
  Last changed: 2026-11-12T10:44:28Z
  Last verified: 2026-11-12T11:34:04Z
  Next check: 2026-11-13T11:34:04Z
  Check interval: Daily
  Expected change: No fixed schedule

Data:
  Field | Value | Source | As of
  latest version | 8.5.12 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  release date | 21 Oct 2026 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  supported versions | 8.5 | [1] | 2026-11-12

Sources:
  [1] The PHP Group. "www.php.net/releases/index.php". https://www.php.net/releases/index.php?json
      Role: primary. Accessed: 2026-11-12T11:34:04Z
      Quote: ""version":"8.5.12"" (Supports: latest version)
      Quote: ""date":"21 Oct 2026"" (Supports: release date)
      Quote: ""supported_versions":["8.2","8.3","8.4","8.5"]" (Supports: supported versions)
      Snapshot SHA-256: fcd8b43f566bf97ffb4285693aa72c7d762c75d90735f9abc36c9522d85639c0 (captured 2026-11-12T10:44:28Z)

Verification:
  Method: Automated extraction from [1] with deepseek-flash (JSON output, thinking disabled). Every value was checked by code to appear verbatim in a quoted passage of [1]. On this check the text of [1] was unchanged since 2026-11-12T10:44:28Z, so the values verified then were kept.
  Cross-check: not-available at 2026-11-12T11:34:04Z. No independent second source is configured for this entry
  Last successful check: 2026-11-12T11:34:04Z
  Last attempt: 2026-11-12T11:34:04Z

Notes and limitations:
  Extracted automatically from a single official source.

Change log:
  Time | Event | Change | Source
  2026-11-12T10:44:28Z | added | Entry created | —
  Changes for this entry as a feed: https://latestn.com/version/php/latest

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How to cite:
    latestN. (2026). What is the latest PHP version? Revision 1, last verified 2026-11-12T11:34:04Z. https://latestn.com/version/php (accessed 2026-11-12T12:50:45Z).

    @misc{latestN_version_php_r1,
      title        = {What is the latest PHP version?},
      author       = {{latestN}},
      year         = {2026},
      howpublished = {\url{https://latestn.com/version/php}},
      note         = {Revision 1; digest sha256:a9374e52a1005de7; last verified 2026-11-12T11:34:04Z; accessed 2026-11-12T12:50:45Z}
    }

URL: https://latestn.com/version/php