---
title: "PHP: PHP 8.4.23 Release Announcement"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/php-php-8-4-23-release-announcement-nt7kmew5t
source_url: http://php.net/releases/8_4_23.php
type: article
source: "PHP"
published: 2026-07-03T10:16:44.027Z
updated: 2026-07-03T10:17:04.157Z
tags: ["security", "php"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 33
comments: 14
language: en
---

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# PHP: PHP 8.4.23 Release Announcement

**[PHP](https://daily.dev/sources/php)** · 1 min read · 33 upvotes · 14 comments

## Summary

The PHP development team has released PHP 8.4.23, a security release for the PHP 8.4 branch. All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade immediately. Source downloads and Windows binaries are available on the official PHP downloads page, with the full list of changes in the ChangeLog.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <http://php.net/releases/8_4_23.php>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@doncho** · 12 upvotes

> What? PHP is still alive?
>
> I don’t believe that! I read somewhere, 10 years ago, that PHP would be dead like any minute now? So, so many “PHP killers” out there!

**@jenueldev** · 1 upvotes

> Good to see the PHP team keeping up with security patches consistently. For anyone running 8.4 in production, this is a must-upgrade. The ChangeLog is worth a read to understand exactly what was patched.

**@elvismilans** · 0 upvotes

> I always prefer vanilla PHP

**@erikandersoon** · 0 upvotes

> PHP isn't dying—it's just entering its COBOL era: too deeply embedded in the web's backbone to ever truly disappear, and quietly getting better while everyone's busy clowning on it.

**@mrbrown1** · 0 upvotes

> nice, a new version of laravel!

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