---
title: "PHP 8 is now Released!"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/php-8-is-now-released--hprvuieu5
source_url: https://laravel-news.com/php-8
type: article
source: "Laravel News"
published: 2020-11-27T22:13:35.108Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["php"]
upvotes: 17
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# PHP 8 is now Released!

**[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · 17 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

PHP 8.0 is a major update of the PHP language. It includes named arguments, union types, attributes, constructor property promotion, match expression, nullsafe operator, JIT, and improvements in the type system, error handling, and consistency. Check out the official announcement for all the details.

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**@praveensoni** · 0 upvotes

> Nice article.
>
> Could you please tell us how to upgrade from php 7 to php 8?

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