PHP 7.4 Releases: general-purpose open source scripting language

PHP is a general-purpose open-source scripting language. The grammar absorbs the characteristics of C language, Java, and Perl is conducive to learning and is widely used, mainly for the field of Web development. PHP’s unique syntax mixes C, Java, Perl, and PHP’s native syntax. It can execute dynamic web pages faster than CGI or Perl. Dynamic pages made with PHP compared to other programming languages, PHP embeds programs into HTML (an application under the standard universal markup language) document, which is much more efficient than CGI that entirely generates HTML markup. PHP can also execute compiled code, compile to achieve encryption and optimize code execution, making the code run faster.

Changelog

PHP 7.4.0 comes with numerous improvements and new features such as:

• Typed Properties
• Arrow Functions
• Limited Return Type Covariance and Argument Type Contravariance
• Unpacking Inside Arrays
• Numeric Literal Separator
• Weak References
• Allow Exceptions from __toString()
• Opcache Preloading
• Several Deprecations
• Extensions Removed from the Core

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