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  <title>PHP 7.3.0 alpha 3 Released</title>
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  <published>2018-07-05T11:41:41+02:00</published>
  <updated>2018-07-05T11:41:41+02:00</updated>
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     <p>
      The PHP team is glad to announce the release of the third PHP 7.3.0 version, PHP 7.3.0 Alpha 3.
      The rough outline of the PHP 7.3 release cycle is specified in the
      <a href="https://wiki.php.net/todo/php73">PHP Wiki</a>.
     </p>

     <p>
      For source downloads of PHP 7.3.0 Alpha 3 please visit the <a href="https://downloads.php.net/~cmb/">download page</a>.
      Windows sources and binaries can be found on <a href="https://windows.php.net/qa/">windows.php.net/qa/</a>.
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     <p>
      Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the <a href=" https://bugs.php.net">bug reporting system</a>.
     </p>

     <p>
      <b>THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW - DO NOT USE IT IN PRODUCTION!</b>
     </p>

     <p>
      For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the
      <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-7.3.0alpha3/NEWS">NEWS</a> file,
      or the <a href="https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-7.3.0alpha3/UPGRADING">UPGRADING</a>
      file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.
     </p>

     <p>
      The next release would be Beta 1, planned for July 19th.
     </p>

     <p>
      The signatures for the release can be found in <a href="https://gist.github.com/cmb69/e2e76ac0072474b019b0c9f1aef249f1">the manifest</a> or on <a href="https://qa.php.net/">the QA site</a>.
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     <p>
      Thank you for helping us make PHP better.
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