--- title: Community Corner Podcast: PHP 8.5 + 8.6 Release Manager... description: A podcast episode features Daniel Scherzer, release manager for PHP 8.5 and PHP 8.6, discussing the bug-fix release cycle process and partial function... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/community-corner-podcast-php-8-5-8-6-release-manager-daniel-scherzer-scwzndaj6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Community Corner Podcast: PHP 8.5 + 8.6 Release Manager Daniel Scherzer | daily.dev og:description: A podcast episode features Daniel Scherzer, release manager for PHP 8.5 and PHP 8.6, discussing the bug-fix release cycle process and partial function... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/community-corner-podcast-php-8-5-8-6-release-manager-daniel-scherzer-scwzndaj6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/SCwznDAj6.png og:image:alt: Community Corner Podcast: PHP 8.5 + 8.6 Release Manager Daniel Scherzer og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Community Corner Podcast: PHP 8.5 + 8.6 Release Manager Daniel Scherzer **[PHP Architect](https://daily.dev/sources/phparchitect)** · [@shocm](https://daily.dev/shocm) · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A podcast episode features Daniel Scherzer, release manager for PHP 8.5 and PHP 8.6, discussing the bug-fix release cycle process and partial function application, a feature planned for PHP 8.6. Scherzer also previews his upcoming Longhorn PHP conference talks covering what's new in PHP 8.6 and how to build PHP extensions using Rust. ## Content In this episode, Scott talks with Daniel Scherzer, release manager for PHP 8.5 and PHP 8.6, about the bug-fix release cycle, partial function application coming in 8.6, and his upcoming talks at Longhorn PHP on what's new in 8.6 and building PHP extensions in Rust. https://www.phparch.com/podcast/community-corner-podcast-php-8-5-8-6-release-manager-daniel-scherzer/ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [What's new in PHP 8.6](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-php-8-6-eixar55ou) · stitcher.io · 103 upvotes · 7 comments - [Heads-up, 8.6.0alpha1 about to be built](https://daily.dev/posts/heads-up-8-6-0alpha1-about-to-be-built-iu9j7ftr9) · externals.io · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [PHP: PHP 8.5.7 Release Announcement](https://daily.dev/posts/php-php-8-5-7-release-announcement-vdjep6nni) · PHP · 42 upvotes · 3 comments --- Tags: [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/community-corner-podcast-php-8-5-8-6-release-manager-daniel-scherzer-scwzndaj6) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/community-corner-podcast-php-8-5-8-6-release-manager-daniel-scherzer-scwzndaj6","headline":"Community Corner Podcast: PHP 8.5 + 8.6 Release Manager Daniel Scherzer","text":"A podcast episode features Daniel Scherzer, release manager for PHP 8.5 and PHP 8.6, discussing the bug-fix release cycle process and partial function application, a feature planned for PHP 8.6. 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