---
title: "The Pipe Operator is Coming to PHP 8.5"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-pipe-operator-is-coming-to-php-8-5-cmo1usetw
source_url: https://laravel-news.com/the-pipe-operator-is-coming-to-php-85
type: article
source: "Laravel News"
published: 2025-07-07T13:15:55.158Z
updated: 2025-12-08T02:13:36.728Z
tags: ["functional-programming", "php"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 62
comments: 4
language: en
---

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# The Pipe Operator is Coming to PHP 8.5

**[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · 2 min read · 62 upvotes · 4 comments

## Summary

PHP 8.5 introduces the pipe operator (|>) scheduled for release on November 20, 2025. This operator enables chaining multiple callable functions from left to right, passing values through them sequentially. It improves code readability by eliminating nested function calls and temporary variables, allowing developers to write more linear and comprehensible data transformation pipelines using first-class callables.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@cdavid14** · 0 upvotes

> So good on elixir/erlang that other languages copied :)

**@flow7c3** · 0 upvotes

> Love using pipes in CLI and i hope more of these simple but powerful concepts get integrated into programming languages.

**@alancolli** · 0 upvotes

> Is it seem as arrow function in JS?

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