Changelog

The following changes have been made to functions of bundled extensions.

VersionFunctionDescription
PECL OCI8 1.4oci_set_prefetchBefore this release, rows must be >= 1.
PECL OCI8 1.3.4oci_set_prefetchBefore this release, prefetching was limited to the lesser of rows rows and 1024 * rows bytes. The byte size restriction has now been removed.
PECL 3.0.0IntlDateFormatter::formatSupport for providing IntlCalendar objects to the datetime parameter was added.
8.0.5imageinterlaceimageinterlace returns a bool now; previously it returned an int (non-zero for interlaced images, zero otherwise).
8.0.3DOMDocument::getElementsByTagNameNSnamespace is nullable now.
 DOMElement::getElementsByTagNameNSnamespace is nullable now.
 DOMImplementation::createDocumentnamespace is now nullable.
 finfo::__constructmagic_database is nullable now.
 bind_textdomain_codesetcodeset is nullable now. Previously, it was not possible to retrieve the currently set encoding.
 bindtextdomaindirectory is nullable now. Previously, it was not possible to retrieve the currently set directory.
 finfo_openmagic_database is nullable now.
 imagegdfile is now nullable.
 imagegd2file is now nullable.
 SoapClient::__setLocationlocation is nullable now.
 SoapVar::__constructtypeName, typeNamespace, nodeName,and nodeNamespace are nullable now.
8.0.0, PECL OCI8 3.0.0OCICollection::appendThe OCI-Collection class was renamed to OCICollection to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCICollection::assignThe OCI-Collection class was renamed to OCICollection to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCICollection::assignElemThe OCI-Collection class was renamed to OCICollection to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCICollection::freeThe OCI-Collection class was renamed to OCICollection to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCICollection::getElemThe OCI-Collection class was renamed to OCICollection to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCICollection::maxThe OCI-Collection class was renamed to OCICollection to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCICollection::sizeThe OCI-Collection class was renamed to OCICollection to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCICollection::trimThe OCI-Collection class was renamed to OCICollection to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::appendThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::closeThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::eofThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::eraseThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::exportThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::flushThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::freeThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::getBufferingThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::importThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::loadThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::readThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::rewindThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::saveThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::saveFileThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::seekThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::setBufferingThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::sizeThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::tellThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::truncateThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::writeThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::writeTemporaryThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
 OCILob::writeToFileThe OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.
8.0.0 / 1.18.1ZipArchive::addGlob"comp_method", "comp_flags", "enc_method" and "enc_password" in options were added.
8.0.0 / 1.18.0ZipArchive::addEmptyDirflags was added.
 ZipArchive::addFileflags was added.
 ZipArchive::addFromStringflags was added.
 ZipArchive::addGlob"flags" in options was added.
 ZipArchive::getStatusStringThis method no longer returns false on failure.
 ZipArchive::getStatusStringThis method can be called on closed archive.
8.0.0CURLFile::__constructmime_type and posted_filename are nullable now; previously their default was 0.
 DateInterval::__constructW can be combined with D.
 DateTime::formatThe format character p has been added.
 DateTime::formatPrior to this version, false was returned on failure.
 DateTime::getOffsetPrior to this version, false was returned on failure.
 DateTime::getTimestampThese functions no longer return false on failure.
 DateTimeZone::getOffsetPrior to this version, false was returned on failure.
 DateTimeZone::listIdentifiersPrior to this version, false was returned on failure.
 DOMImplementation::createDocumentdoctype is now nullable.
 FFI::cdeflib is nullable now.
 FFI::stringsize is nullable now; previously, its default was 0.
 absnum no longer accepts internal objects which support numeric conversion.
 apache_notenote_value is nullable now.
 array_columnObjects in columns indicated by index_key parameter will no longer be cast to string and will now throw a TypeError instead.
 array_filtercallback is nullable now.
 array_splicelength is nullable now.
 assertDeclaring a function called assert() inside a namespace is no longer allowed, and issues E_COMPILE_ERROR.
 bcaddscale is now nullable.
 bccompscale is now nullable.
 bcdivscale is now nullable.
 bcmodscale is now nullable.
 bcmulscale is now nullable.
 bcpowmodscale is now nullable.
 bcscalescale is now nullable.
 bcsqrtscale is now nullable.
 bcsubscale is now nullable.
 bzdecompressThe type of use_less_memory has been changed from int to bool. Previously, the default value was 0.
 bzwritelength is nullable now.
 ceilnum no longer accepts internal objects which support numeric conversion.
 com_event_sinksink_interface is nullable now.
 com_get_active_objectcodepage is nullable now.
 convert_uuencodePrior to this version, trying to convert an empty string returned false for no particular reason.
 countcount will now throw TypeError on invalid countable types passed to the value parameter.
 count_charsPrior to this version, the function returned false on failure.
 cryptThe salt is no longer optional.
 curl_closehandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_copy_handlehandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_copy_handleOn success, this function returns a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 curl_errnohandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_errorhandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_escapehandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_exechandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_getinfohandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_getinfooption is nullable now; previously, the default was 0.
 curl_initOn success, this function returns a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 curl_initurl is nullable now.
 curl_multi_add_handlehandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_multi_add_handlemulti_handle expects a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_multi_closemulti_handle expects a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_multi_errnomulti_handle expects a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_multi_errnoThe function no longer returns false on failure.
 curl_multi_execmulti_handle expects a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_multi_getcontenthandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_multi_info_readmulti_handle expects a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_multi_initOn success, this function returns a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 curl_multi_remove_handlemulti_handle expects a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_multi_remove_handlehandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_multi_selectmulti_handle expects a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_multi_setoptmulti_handle expects a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_pausehandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_resethandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_setopthandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_setopt_arrayhandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_share_closeshare_handle expects a CurlShareHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_share_errnoThe function no longer returns false on failure.
 curl_share_errnoshare_handle expects a CurlShareHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_share_initThis function returns a CurlShareHandle instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 curl_share_setoptshare_handle expects a CurlShareHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 curl_unescapehandle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 datetimestamp is nullable now.
 date_sunriselatitude, longitude, zenith and utcOffset are nullable now.
 date_sunsetlatitude, longitude, zenith and utcOffset are nullable now.
 deflate_addcontext expects a DeflateContext instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 deflate_initOn success, this function returns a DeflateContext instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 easter_dateyear is nullable now.
 easter_daysyear is nullable now.
 enchant_broker_describePrior to this version, the function returned false on failure.
 enchant_broker_describebroker expects an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_broker_dict_existsbroker expects an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_broker_freebroker expects an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_broker_free_dictdictionary expects a EnchantDictionary now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_broker_get_dict_pathbroker expects an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_broker_get_errorbroker expects an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_broker_initOn success, this function returns an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was retured.
 enchant_broker_list_dictsbroker expects an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_broker_list_dictsPrior to this version, the function returned false on failure.
 enchant_broker_request_dictbroker expects an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_broker_request_dictOn success, this function returns an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was retured.
 enchant_broker_request_pwl_dictbroker expects an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_broker_request_pwl_dictOn success, this function returns an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was retured.
 enchant_broker_set_dict_pathbroker expects an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_broker_set_orderingbroker expects an EnchantBroker instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_dict_adddictionary expects an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_dict_add_to_sessiondictionary expects an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_dict_checkdictionary expects an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_dict_describePrior to this version, the function returned false on failure.
 enchant_dict_describedictionary expects an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_dict_get_errordictionary expects an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_dict_is_addeddictionary expects an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_dict_quick_checkdictionary expects an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_dict_store_replacementdictionary expects an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 enchant_dict_suggestdictionary expects an EnchantDictionary instance now; previoulsy, a resource was expected.
 error_reportingerror_level is nullable now.
 exif_read_datarequired_sections is nullable now.
 explodeexplode will now throw ValueError when separator parameter is given an empty string ("").
 finfo_buffercontext is nullable now.
 finfo_filecontext is nullable now.
 floornum no longer accepts internal objects which support numeric conversion.
 fsockopentimeout is nullable now.
 get_class_methodsThe object_or_class parameter now only accepts objects or valid class names.
 get_defined_functionsThe default value of the exclude_disabled parameter has been changed from false to true.
 get_headersThe associative has been changed from int to bool.
 get_parent_classThe object_or_class parameter now only accepts objects or valid class names.
 get_resourcestype is nullable now.
 getdatetimestamp is nullable now.
 gmdatetimestamp is nullable now.
 gmmktimehour is no longer optional.
 gmmktimeminute, second, month, day and year are nullable now.
 gmp_binomialThis function no longer returns false on failure.
 gmp_exportThis function no longer returns false on failure.
 gmp_importThis function no longer returns false on failure.
 gmstrftimetimestamp is nullable now.
 gzgetslength is nullable now; previously, the default was 1024.
 gzwritelength is nullable now; previously, the default was 0.
 hash_update_filestream_context is now nullable.
 html_entity_decodeencoding is nullable now.
 htmlentitiesencoding is nullable now.
 iconv_mime_decodeencoding is nullable now.
 iconv_mime_decode_headersencoding is nullable now.
 iconv_strlenencoding is nullable now.
 iconv_strposencoding is nullable now.
 iconv_strrposencoding is nullable now.
 iconv_substrlength and encoding are nullable now.
 idatetimestamp is nullable now.
 ignore_user_abortenable is nullable now.
 imageaffineOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imageaffineclip is now nullable.
 imagealphablendingimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imageantialiasimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagearcimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagebmpThe type of compressed is bool now; formerly it was int.
 imagebmpimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecharimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecharupimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolorallocateimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolorallocatealphaimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecoloratimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolorclosestimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolorclosesthwbimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolordeallocateimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolorexactimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolorexactalphaimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolormatchimage1 and image2 expect GdImage instances now; previously, resources were expected.
 imagecolorresolveimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolorresolvealphaimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolorsetimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolorsforindeximage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolorstotalimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecolortransparentcolor is now nullable.
 imagecolortransparentimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imageconvolutionimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecopydst_image and src_image expect GdImage instances now; previously, resources were expected.
 imagecopymergedst_image and src_image expect GdImage instances now; previously, resources were expected.
 imagecopymergegraydst_image and src_image expect GdImage instances now; previously, resources were expected.
 imagecopyresampleddst_image and src_image expect GdImage instances now; previously, resources were expected.
 imagecopyresizeddst_image and src_image expect GdImage instances now; previously, resources were expected.
 imagecreateOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefrombmpOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefromgdOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefromgd2On success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefromgd2partOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefromgifOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefromjpegOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefrompngOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefromstringOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefromwbmpOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefromwebpOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefromxbmOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatefromxpmOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecreatetruecolorOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecropOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagecropimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecropautoimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagecropautoOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagedashedlineimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagedestroyimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagedestroyThis function is a NOP now.
 imageellipseimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagefillimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagefilledarcimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagefilledellipseimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagefilledpolygonimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagefilledrectangleimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagefilltoborderimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagefilterimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imageflipimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagefttextimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagegammacorrectimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagegdimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagegd2image expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagegetclipimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagegetinterpolationimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagegifimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagegrabscreenOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagegrabwindowclient_area expects a bool now; previously it expected an int.
 imagegrabwindowOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imageinterlaceenable expects a bool now; previously it expected an int.
 imageinterlaceimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imageistruecolorimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagejpegimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagelayereffectimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagelineimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imageopenpolygonimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagepalettecopydst and src expect GdImage instances now; previously, resources were expected.
 imagepalettetotruecolorimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagepngimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagepolygonimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagerectangleimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imageresolutionresolution_x and resolution_y are now nullable.
 imagerotateOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagerotateThe unused ignore_transparent expects a bool now; previously it expected an int.
 imagerotateimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagesavealphaimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagescaleOn success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 imagescaleimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagesetbrushimage and brush expect GdImage instances now; previously, resources were expected.
 imagesetclipimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagesetinterpolationimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagesetpixelimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagesetthicknessimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagesettileimage and tile expect GdImage instances now; previously, resources were expected.
 imagestringimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagestringupimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagesximage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagesyimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagetruecolortopaletteimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagettfbboxThe options has been added.
 imagettftextThe options has been added.
 imagewbmpforeground_color is nullable now.
 imagewbmpimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagewebpimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagexbmThe fourth parameter, which was unused, has been removed.
 imagexbmimage expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 imagexbmforeground_color is now nullable.
 imap_appendoptions and internal_date are now nullable.
 imap_headerinfoThe unused defaulthost parameter has been removed.
 imap_mailadditional_headers, cc, bcc, and return_path are now nullable.
 imap_sortreverse is now bool instead of int.
 imap_sortsearch_criteria and charset are now nullable.
 implodePassing the separator after the array is no longer supported.
 inflate_addcontext expects an InflateContext instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 inflate_get_read_lencontext expects an InflateContext instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 inflate_get_statuscontext expects an InflateContext instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 inflate_initOn success, this function returns an InflateContext instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 jdtounixThis function no longer returns false on failure, but raises a ValueError instead.
 ldap_addcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_add_extcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_bind_extcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_comparecontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_deletecontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_delete_extcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_exop_passwdcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_listcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_mod_addcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_mod_delcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_mod_replacecontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_modify_batchcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_mod_add_extcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_mod_del_extcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_mod_replace_extcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_readcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_renamecontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_rename_extcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_sasl_binddn, password, mech, realm, authc_id, authz_id and props are nullable now.
 ldap_searchcontrols is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [].
 ldap_set_rebind_proccallback is nullable now.
 levenshteinPrior to this version, levenshtein had to be called with either two or five arguments.
 libxml_use_internal_errorsuse_errors is nullable now. Previously, its default was false.
 localtimetimestamp is nullable now.
 mb_check_encodingvalue and encoding are nullable now.
 mb_chrencoding is nullable now.
 mb_convert_encodingmb_convert_encoding will now throw a ValueError when from_encoding is passed an invalid encoding.
 mb_convert_encodingfrom_encoding is nullable now.
 mb_convert_encodingmb_convert_encoding will now throw a ValueError when to_encoding is passed an invalid encoding.
 mb_convert_kanaencoding is nullable now.
 mb_decode_numericentityencoding is nullable now.
 mb_detect_orderencoding is nullable now.
 mb_encode_mimeheadercharset and transfer_encoding are nullable now.
 mb_encode_numericentityencoding is nullable now.
 mb_eregThis function returns true on success now. Previously, it returned the byte length of the matched string if a match for pattern was found in string and matches was passed. If the optional parameter matches was not passed or the length of the matched string was 0, this function returned 1.
 mb_ereg_matchoptions is nullable now.
 mb_ereg_replaceoptions is nullable now.
 mb_ereg_replace_callbackoptions is nullable now.
 mb_ereg_searchpattern and options are nullable now.
 mb_ereg_search_initpattern and options are nullable now.
 mb_ereg_search_pospattern and options are nullable now.
 mb_ereg_search_regspattern and options are nullable now.
 mb_eregiThis function returns true on success now. Previously, it returned the byte length of the matched string if a match for pattern was found in string and matches was passed. If the optional parameter matches was not passed or the length of the matched string was 0, this function returned 1.
 mb_eregi_replaceoptions is nullable now.
 mb_get_infoThe types "func_overload" and "func_overload_list" are no longer supported.
 mb_http_inputtype is nullable now.
 mb_http_outputencoding is nullable now.
 mb_internal_encodingencoding is nullable now.
 mb_languagelanguage is nullable now.
 mb_ordencoding is nullable now.
 mb_parse_strThe second parameter was no longer optional.
 mb_regex_encodingencoding is nullable now.
 mb_regex_set_optionsoptions is nullable now.
 mb_regex_set_optionsIf the parameter options is given and not null, the previous options are returned. Formerly, the current options have been returned.
 mb_scrubencoding is nullable now.
 mb_send_mailadditional_params is nullable now.
 mb_str_splitencoding is nullable now.
 mb_str_splitThis function no longer returns false on failure.
 mb_strcutencoding is nullable now.
 mb_strimwidthencoding is nullable now.
 mb_striposencoding is nullable now.
 mb_stristrencoding is nullable now.
 mb_strlenencoding is nullable now.
 mb_strposencoding is nullable now.
 mb_strrchrencoding is nullable now.
 mb_strrichrencoding is nullable now.
 mb_strriposencoding is nullable now.
 mb_strrposencoding is nullable now.
 mb_strrposPassing the encoding as the third argument instead of an offset has been removed.
 mb_strstrencoding is nullable now.
 mb_strwidthencoding is nullable now.
 mb_substitute_characterencoding is nullable now.
 mb_substitute_characterPassing an empty string to substitute_character is no longer supported; "none" should be passed instead.
 mb_substrencoding is nullable now.
 mb_substr_countencoding is nullable now.
 metaphoneThe function returned false on failure.
 mhashkey is now nullable.
 mktimehour is no longer optional.
 mktimeminute, second, month, day and year are nullable now.
 msg_get_queueOn success, this function returns a SysvMessageQueue instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 msg_receivequeue expects a SysvMessageQueue instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 msg_remove_queuequeue expects a SysvMessageQueue instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 msg_sendqueue expects a SysvMessageQueue instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 msg_set_queuequeue expects a SysvMessageQueue instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 msg_stat_queuequeue expects a SysvMessageQueue instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 number_formatPrior to this version, number_format accepted one, two, or four parameters (but not three).
 ob_implicit_flushThe flag expects a bool value now; previously, an int was expected.
 odbc_columnsschema, table and column are now nullable.
 odbc_errorodbc is nullable now.
 odbc_errormsgodbc is nullable now.
 odbc_execflags was removed.
 odbc_fetch_rowrow is nullable now.
 odbc_procedurecolumnsPrior to this version, the function could only be called with either one or five arguments.
 odbc_proceduresPrior to this version, the function could only be called with either one or four arguments.
 odbc_tablesschema, table and types are now nullable.
 openssl_csr_exportcsr accepts an OpenSSLCertificateSigningRequest instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_csr_export_to_filecsr accepts an OpenSSLCertificateSigningRequest instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_csr_get_public_keycsr accepts an OpenSSLCertificateSigningRequest instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_csr_get_public_keyOn success, this function returns an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key was returned.
 openssl_csr_get_subjectcsr accepts an OpenSSLCertificateSigningRequest instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_csr_newprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key was accepted.
 openssl_csr_newOn success, this function returns an OpenSSLCertificateSigningRequest instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 CSR was returned.
 openssl_csr_signprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_csr_signca_certificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_csr_signcsr accepts an OpenSSLCertificateSigningRequest instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_csr_signOn success, this function returns an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was returned.
 openssl_dh_compute_keyprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key was accepted.
 openssl_free_keyThis function is now deprecated as it doesn't have an effect anymore.
 openssl_free_keykey accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key was accepted.
 openssl_openprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_opencipher_algo is no longer an optional parameter.
 openssl_pkcs7_decryptprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_pkcs7_encryptcertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_pkcs7_signcertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_pkcs7_signprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_pkcs7_verifysigners_certificates_filename, untrusted_certificates_filename, content and output_filename are nullable now.
 openssl_pkcs12_exportprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_pkcs12_exportcertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_pkcs12_export_to_fileprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_pkcs12_export_to_filecertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 CSR was accepted.
 openssl_pkey_exportkey accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_pkey_export_to_filekey accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_pkey_freeThis function is now deprecated as it doesn't have an effect anymore.
 openssl_pkey_freekey accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key was accepted.
 openssl_pkey_get_detailskey accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key was accepted.
 openssl_pkey_get_privateOn success, this function returns an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key was returned.
 openssl_pkey_get_privateprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_pkey_get_privatepassphrase is nullable now.
 openssl_pkey_get_publicpublic_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_pkey_get_publicOn success, this function returns an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key was returned.
 openssl_pkey_newOn success, this function returns an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key was returned.
 openssl_private_decryptprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_private_encryptprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_public_decryptpublic_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_public_encryptpublic_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_random_pseudo_bytesstrong_result is nullable now.
 openssl_sealiv is nullable now.
 openssl_sealcipher_algo is no longer an optional parameter.
 openssl_sealpublic_key accepts an array of OpenSSLAsymmetricKey instances now; previously, an array of resources of type OpenSSL key was accepted.
 openssl_signprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_spki_newprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key was accepted.
 openssl_verifypublic_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_check_private_keycertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_check_private_keyprivate_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_checkpurposecertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_checkpurposeuntrusted_certificates_file is nullable now.
 openssl_x509_exportcertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_export_to_filecertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_fingerprintcertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_freeThis function is now deprecated as it doesn't have an effect anymore.
 openssl_x509_freecertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_parsecertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_readcertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_readOn success, this function returns an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was returned.
 openssl_x509_verifypublic_key accepts an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey or OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL key or OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 openssl_x509_verifycertificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
 packThis function no longer returns false on failure.
 parse_strresult is no longer optional.
 readline_infovar_name and value are nullable now.
 readline_read_historyfilename is nullable now.
 readline_write_historyfilename is nullable now.
 roundnum no longer accepts internal objects which support numeric conversion.
 sem_acquiresemaphore expects a SysvSemaphore instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 sem_getThe type of auto_release has been changed from int to bool.
 sem_getOn success, this function returns a SysvSemaphore instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 sem_releasesemaphore expects a SysvSemaphore instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 sem_removesemaphore expects a SysvSemaphore instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 session_cache_expirevalue is nullable now.
 session_cache_limitervalue is nullable now.
 session_idid is nullable now.
 session_module_namemodule is nullable now.
 session_namename is nullable now.
 session_save_pathpath is nullable now.
 session_set_cookie_paramspath, domain, secure and httponly are nullable now.
 set_error_handlererrcontext was removed, and will no longer be passed to user callbacks.
 set_error_handlererrno is no longer 0 when the expression was suppressed by the @ error-control operator
 shm_attachsize is nullable now.
 shm_attachOn success, this function returns an SysvSharedMemory instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 shm_detachshm expects a SysvSharedMemory instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shm_get_varshm expects a SysvSharedMemory instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shm_has_varshm expects a SysvSharedMemory instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shm_put_varshm expects a SysvSharedMemory instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shm_removeshm expects a SysvSharedMemory instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shm_remove_varshm expects a SysvSharedMemory instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shmop_closeshmop expects a Shmop instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shmop_deleteshmop expects a Shmop instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shmop_openOn success, this function returns an Shmop instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 shmop_readshmop expects a Shmop instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shmop_sizeshmop expects a Shmop instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shmop_writeshmop expects a Shmop instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 shmop_writePrior to PHP 8.0.0, false was returned on failure.
 socket_acceptOn success, this function returns a Socket instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 socket_addrinfo_bindOn success, this function returns a Socket instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 socket_addrinfo_bindaddress is an AddressInfo instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_addrinfo_connectOn success, this function returns a Socket instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 socket_addrinfo_connectaddress is an AddressInfo instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_addrinfo_explainaddress is an AddressInfo instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_addrinfo_lookupOn success, this function returns a array of AddressInfo instances now; previously, an array of resources was returned.
 socket_addrinfo_lookupservice is nullable now.
 socket_bindsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_clear_errorsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_clear_errorsocket is nullable now.
 socket_closesocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_connectport is nullable now.
 socket_connectsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_createOn success, this function returns a Socket instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 socket_create_listenOn success, this function returns a Socket instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 socket_create_pairpair is a reference to an array of Socket instances now; previously, it was a reference to an array of resources.
 socket_export_streamsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_get_optionsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_getpeernamesocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_getsocknamesocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_import_streamOn success, this function returns a Socket instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 socket_last_errorsocket is nullable now.
 socket_last_errorsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_listensocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_readsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_recvsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_recvfromsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_recvmsgsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_sendsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_sendmsgsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_sendtosocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_sendtoport is nullable now.
 socket_set_blocksocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_set_nonblocksocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_set_optionsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_shutdownsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_writelength is nullable now.
 socket_writesocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_wsaprotocol_info_exportsocket is a Socket instance now; previously, it was a resource.
 socket_wsaprotocol_info_importOn success, this function returns a Socket instance now; previously, a resource was returned.
 soundexPrior to this version, calling the function with an empty string returned false for no particular reason.
 sprintfThis function no longer returns false on failure.
 str_word_countcharacters is nullable now.
 strcspnlength is nullable now.
 strftimetimestamp is nullable now.
 strip_tagsallowed_tags is nullable now.
 striposPassing an int as needle is no longer supported.
 stristrPassing an int as needle is no longer supported.
 strposPassing an int as needle is no longer supported.
 strrchrPassing an int as needle is no longer supported.
 strriposPassing an int as needle is no longer supported.
 strrposPassing an int as needle is no longer supported.
 strspnlength is nullable now.
 strstrPassing an int as needle is no longer supported.
 strtotimebaseTimestamp is nullable now.
 substrThe function returns an empty string where it previously returned false.
 substrlength is nullable now.
 substr_comparelength is nullable now.
 substr_countlength is nullable now.
 substr_replacelength is nullable now.
 unixtojdtimestamp is nullable now.
 vsprintfThis function no longer returns false on failure.
 xml_get_current_byte_indexparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_get_current_column_numberparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_get_current_line_numberparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_get_error_codeparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_parseparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_parse_into_structparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_parser_createThis function returns an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was returned, or false on failure.
 xml_parser_createencoding is nullable now.
 xml_parser_create_nsencoding is nullable now.
 xml_parser_create_nsThis function returns an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was returned, or false on failure.
 xml_parser_freeparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_parser_get_optionparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_parser_set_optionparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_set_character_data_handlerparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_set_default_handlerparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_set_element_handlerparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_set_end_namespace_decl_handlerparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_set_external_entity_ref_handlerparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_set_notation_decl_handlerparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_set_objectparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_set_processing_instruction_handlerparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_set_start_namespace_decl_handlerparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 xml_set_unparsed_entity_decl_handlerparser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 zip_closeThis function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::close.
 zip_entry_closeThis function is deprecated in favor of the Object API.
 zip_entry_compressedsizeThis function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::statIndex.
 zip_entry_compressionmethodThis function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::statIndex.
 zip_entry_filesizeThis function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::statIndex.
 zip_entry_nameThis function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::statIndex.
 zip_entry_openThis function is deprecated in favor of the Object API.
 zip_entry_readThis function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::getFromIndex.
 zip_openThis function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::open.
 zip_readThis function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::statIndex.
 mysqli_result::fetch_objectconstructor_args now accepts [] for constructors with 0 parameters; previously an exception was thrown.
 mysqli_stmt::__constructquery is now nullable.
 mysqli::begin_transactionname is now nullable.
 mysqli::commitname is now nullable.
 mysqli::rollbackname is now nullable.
 ReflectionClass::getConstantsfilter has been added.
 ReflectionClass::getReflectionConstantsfilter has been added.
 ReflectionMethod::getClosureobject is now nullable.
 ReflectionParameter::getDefaultValueThis method now allows getting the default value of parameters of built-in functions and built-in class methods. Previously, a ReflectionException was thrown.
 ReflectionParameter::getDefaultValueConstantNameThis method now allows getting the default values' constant names of built-in functions and built-in class methods. Previously, a ReflectionException was thrown.
 ReflectionProperty::getValueobject is nullable now.
 ReflectionProperty::isInitializedobject is nullable now.
 SimpleXMLElement::asXMLfilename is nullable now.
 SoapClient::__doRequestThe type of oneWay is bool now; formerly it was int.
 SoapClient::__setCookievalue is now nullable.
 SoapServer::handlerequest is now nullable.
 tidy::__constructfilename, config, encoding and useIncludePath are nullable now.
 tidy::parseFileconfig and encoding are nullable now.
 tidy::parseStringconfig and encoding are nullable now.
 tidy::repairFileconfig and encoding are nullable now.
 tidy::repairFiletidy::repairFile is a static method now.
 tidy::repairStringconfig and encoding are nullable now.
 tidy::repairStringThis function no longer accepts the useIncludePath parameter.
 tidy::repairStringtidy::repairString is a static method now.
 XMLReader::getAttributeThis function can no longer return false.
 XMLReader::getAttributeNsThis function can no longer return false.
 XMLReader::lookupNamespaceThis function can no longer return false.
 XMLReader::nextname is nullable now.
 XMLReader::openXMLReader::open is now declared as static method, but can still be called on an XMLReader instance.
 XMLReader::XMLXMLReader::XML is now declared as static method, but can still be called on an XMLReader instance.
 XMLWriter::endAttributewriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::endCdatawriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::endCommentwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::endDocumentwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::endDtdwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::endDtdAttlistwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::endDtdElementwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::endDtdEntitywriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::endElementwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::endPiwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::flushwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::flushThis function can no longer return false.
 XMLWriter::fullEndElementwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::openMemoryThis function returns now an XMLWriter instance on success. Previouly, a resource has been returned in this case.
 XMLWriter::openUriThis function returns now an XMLWriter instance on success. Previouly, a resource has been returned in this case.
 XMLWriter::outputMemorywriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::setIndentwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::setIndentStringwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startAttributewriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startAttributeNswriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startAttributeNsprefix is nullable now.
 XMLWriter::startCdatawriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startCommentwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startDocumentwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startDtdwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startDtdAttlistwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startDtdElementwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startDtdEntitywriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startElementwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startElementNswriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::startPiwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::textwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeAttributewriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeAttributeNswriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeCdatawriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeCommentwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeDtdwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeDtdAttlistwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeDtdElementwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeDtdEntitypublicId, systemId and notationData are nullable now.
 XMLWriter::writeDtdEntitywriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeElementwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeElementNswriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writePiwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 XMLWriter::writeRawwriter expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
 ZipArchive::setEncryptionIndexpassword is now nullable.
 ZipArchive::setEncryptionNamepassword is now nullable.
7.4.4proc_openAdded the create_new_console option to the other_options parameter.
7.4.0array_mergeThis function can now be called without any parameter. Formerly, at least one parameter has been required.
 array_merge_recursiveThis function can now be called without any parameter. Formerly, at least one parameter has been required.
 base_convertPassing invalid characters will now generate a deprecation notice. The result will still be computed as if the invalid characters did not exist.
 bindecPassing invalid characters will now generate a deprecation notice. The result will still be computed as if the invalid characters did not exist.
 chrThe function no longer silently accepts unsupported codepoints, and casts these to 0.
 fgetcsvThe escape parameter now also accepts an empty string to disable the proprietary escape mechanism.
 fputcsvThe escape_char parameter now also accepts an empty string to disable the proprietary escape mechanism.
 get_declared_classesPreviously get_declared_classes always returned parent classes before child classes. This is no longer the case. No particular order is guaranteed for the get_declared_classes return value.
 get_magic_quotes_gpcThis function has been deprecated.
 get_magic_quotes_runtimeThis function has been deprecated.
 gzreadThis functions returns false on failure now; previously 0 was returned.
 gzwriteThis functions returns false on failure now; previously 0 was returned.
 hash_algosSupport for crc32c has been added.
 hexdecPassing invalid characters will now generate a deprecation notice. The result will still be computed as if the invalid characters did not exist.
 idn_to_asciiThe default value of variant is now INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_UTS46 instead of the deprecated INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_2003.
 idn_to_utf8The default value of variant is now INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_UTS46 instead of the deprecated INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_2003.
 imagecropautoThe behavior of imagecropauto() in the bundled libgd has been synced with that of system libgd: IMG_CROP_DEFAULT no longer falls back to IMG_CROP_SIDES and threshold-cropping now uses the same algorithm as system libgd.
 imagecropautoThe default value of mode has been changed to IMG_CROP_AUTO. Formerly, the default value has been -1 which corresponds to IMG_CROP_DEFAULT, but passing -1 is now deprecated.
 imagefilterScatter support (IMG_FILTER_SCATTER) was added.
 implodePassing the separator after the array (i.e. using the legacy signature) has been deprecated.
 ldap_control_paged_resultThis function has been deprecated.
 ldap_control_paged_result_responseThis function has been deprecated.
 money_formatThis function has been deprecated. Instead, use NumberFormatter::formatCurrency.
 octdecPassing invalid characters will now generate a deprecation notice. The result will still be computed as if the invalid characters did not exist.
 password_hashThe algo parameter expects a string now, but still accepts ints for backward compatibility.
 password_needs_rehashThe algo parameter expects a string now, but still accepts ints for backward compatibility.
 preg_replace_callbackThe flags parameter was added.
 preg_replace_callback_arrayThe flags parameter was added.
 proc_openAdded the create_process_group option to the other_options parameter.
 proc_openproc_open now also accepts an array for the cmd.
 statThe size, atime, mtime and ctime statistics of symlinks are always those of the target. This was previously not the case for NTS builds on Windows.
 statOn Windows, the device number is now the serial number of the volume that contains the file, and the inode number is the identifier associated with the file.
 str_getcsvThe escape parameter now interprets an empty string as signal to disable the proprietary escape mechanism. Formerly, an empty string was treated like the default parameter value.
 strip_tagsThe allowed_tags now alternatively accepts an array.
 SplFileObject::fgetcsvThe escape parameter now also accepts an empty string to disable the proprietary escape mechanism.
 SplFileObject::fputcsvThe escape parameter now also accepts an empty string to disable the proprietary escape mechanism.
 SplFileObject::fwriteThe function now returns false instead of zero on failure.
 SplFileObject::getCsvControlThe escape character can now be an empty string.
 SplFileObject::setCsvControlThe escape parameter now also accepts an empty string to disable the proprietary escape mechanism.
 SQLite3Stmt::bindParamparam now also supports the @param notation.
 SQLite3Stmt::bindValueparam now also supports the @param notation.
7.3.24, 7.4.12jdtounixThe upper limit of julian_day has been extended. Previously, it was 2465342 regardless of the architecture.
 tidyNode::isHtmlThis function has been fixed to have reasonable behavior. Previously, almost any node was reported as being an HTML node.
7.3.15, 7.4.3curl_setoptIntroduced CURLOPT_HTTP09_ALLOWED .
7.3.14, 7.4.2dba_openThe lmdb driver now supports an additional $mapsize parameter.
7.3.0DateTime::createFromFormatThe v format specifier has been added.
 apache_request_headersThis function became available in the FPM SAPI.
 array_pushThis function can now be called with only one parameter. Formerly, at least two parameters have been required.
 array_unshiftThis function can now be called with only one parameter. Formerly, at least two parameters have been required.
 assertDeclaring a function called assert() inside a namespace became deprecated. Such declaration now emits an E_DEPRECATED.
 bcmulbcmul now returns numbers with the requested scale. Formerly, the returned numbers may have omitted trailing decimal zeroes.
 bcpowbcpow now returns numbers with the requested scale. Formerly, the returned numbers may have omitted trailing decimal zeroes.
 bcscalebcscale can now be used to get the current scale factor; when used as setter, it now returns the old scale value. Formerly, scale was mandatory, and bcscale always returned true.
 compactcompact now issues an E_NOTICE level error if a given string refers to an unset variable. Formerly, such strings have been silently skipped.
 curl_getinfoIntroduced CURLINFO_CONTENT_LENGTH_DOWNLOAD_T, CURLINFO_CONTENT_LENGTH_UPLOAD_T, CURLINFO_HTTP_VERSION, CURLINFO_PROTOCOL, CURLINFO_PROXY_SSL_VERIFYRESULT, CURLINFO_SCHEME, CURLINFO_SIZE_DOWNLOAD_T, CURLINFO_SIZE_UPLOAD_T, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T, CURLINFO_SPEED_UPLOAD_T, CURLINFO_APPCONNECT_TIME_T, CURLINFO_CONNECT_TIME_T, CURLINFO_FILETIME_T, CURLINFO_NAMELOOKUP_TIME_T, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T, CURLINFO_REDIRECT_TIME_T, CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME_T, CURLINFO_TOTAL_TIME_T.
 curl_setoptIntroduced CURLOPT_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET, CURLOPT_KEEP_SENDING_ON_ERROR, CURLOPT_PRE_PROXY, CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO, CURLOPT_PROXY_CAPATH, CURLOPT_PROXY_CRLFILE, CURLOPT_PROXY_KEYPASSWD, CURLOPT_PROXY_PINNEDPUBLICKEY, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERTTYPE, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_CIPHER_LIST, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEYTYPE, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_OPTIONS, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_VERIFYHOST, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_VERIFYPEER, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLVERSION, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_PASSWORD, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_TYPE, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_USERNAME, CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH, CURLOPT_SUPPRESS_CONNECT_HEADERS, CURLOPT_DISALLOW_USERNAME_IN_URL, CURLOPT_DNS_SHUFFLE_ADDRESSES, CURLOPT_HAPPY_EYEBALLS_TIMEOUT_MS, CURLOPT_HAPROXYPROTOCOL, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLS13_CIPHERS, CURLOPT_SSH_COMPRESSION, CURLOPT_TIMEVALUE_LARGE and CURLOPT_TLS13_CIPHERS.
 definecase_insensitive has been deprecated and will be removed in version 8.0.0.
 ftp_fgetThe mode parameter is now optional. Formerly it has been mandatory.
 ftp_fputThe mode parameter is now optional. Formerly it has been mandatory.
 ftp_getThe mode parameter is now optional. Formerly it has been mandatory.
 ftp_nb_fgetThe mode parameter is now optional. Formerly it has been mandatory.
 ftp_nb_fputThe mode parameter is now optional. Formerly it has been mandatory.
 ftp_nb_getThe mode parameter is now optional. Formerly it has been mandatory.
 ftp_nb_putThe mode parameter is now optional. Formerly it has been mandatory.
 ftp_putThe mode parameter is now optional. Formerly it has been mandatory.
 getallheadersThis function became available in the FPM SAPI.
 imagecreatefromstringWEBP is supported now (if supported by the libgd in use).
 is_countableis_countable has been added.
 json_decodeJSON_THROW_ON_ERROR flags was added.
 json_encodeJSON_THROW_ON_ERROR flags was added.
 listSupport for reference assignments in array destructuring was added.
 mb_convert_caseAdded support for MB_CASE_FOLD, MB_CASE_UPPER_SIMPLE, MB_CASE_LOWER_SIMPLE, MB_CASE_TITLE_SIMPLE, and MB_CASE_FOLD_SIMPLE as mode.
 password_hashSupport for Argon2id passwords using PASSWORD_ARGON2ID was added.
 preg_quoteThe # character is now quoted
 session_get_cookie_paramsThe "samesite" entry was added in the returned array.
 session_set_cookie_paramsAn alternative signature supporting an lifetime_or_options array has been added. This signature supports also setting of the SameSite cookie attribute.
 setcookieAn alternative signature supporting an options array has been added. This signature supports also setting of the SameSite cookie attribute.
 setrawcookieAn alternative signature supporting an options array has been added. This signature supports also setting of the SameSite cookie attribute.
 striposPassing an int as needle has been deprecated.
 stristrPassing an int as needle has been deprecated.
 strposPassing an int as needle has been deprecated.
 strrchrPassing an int as needle has been deprecated.
 strriposPassing an int as needle has been deprecated.
 strrposPassing an int as needle has been deprecated.
 strstrPassing an int as needle has been deprecated.
 unlinkOn Windows, it is now possible to unlink files with handles in use, while formerly that would fail. However, it is still not possible to re-create the unlinked file, until all handles to it have been closed.
 var_exportNow exports stdClass objects as an array cast to an object ((object) array( ... )), rather than using the nonexistent method stdClass::__setState. The practical effect is that now stdClass is exportable, and the resulting code will even work on earlier versions of PHP.
 xml_set_external_entity_ref_handlerThe return value of the handler is no longer ignored if the extension has been built against libxml. Formerly, the return value has been ignored, and parsing did never stop.
7.3ldap_addSupport for controls added
 ldap_compareSupport for controls added
 ldap_deleteSupport for controls added
 ldap_exopSupport for serverctrls added
 ldap_exop_passwdSupport for controls added
 ldap_listSupport for controls added
 ldap_mod_addSupport for controls added
 ldap_mod_delSupport for controls added
 ldap_mod_replaceSupport for controls added
 ldap_modify_batchSupport for controls added
 ldap_mod_add_extSupport for controls added
 ldap_mod_del_extSupport for controls added
 ldap_mod_replace_extSupport for controls added
 ldap_parse_resultSupport for controls added
 ldap_readSupport for controls added
 ldap_renameSupport for controls added
 ldap_rename_extSupport for controls added
 ldap_searchSupport for controls added
7.2.19, 7.3.6, 7.4.0DatePeriod::__constructrecurrences must be greater than 0 now.
7.2.19, 7.3.6SplFileObject::__toStringChanged from an alias of SplFileObject::current to an alias of SplFileObject::fgets.
7.2.18, 7.3.5substr_compareoffset may now be equal to the length of haystack.
7.2.0array_uniqueIf flags is SORT_STRING, formerly array has been copied and non-unique elements have been removed (without packing the array afterwards), but now a new array is built by adding the unique elements. This can result in different numeric indexes.
 assertUsage of a string as the assertion became deprecated. It now emits an E_DEPRECATED notice when both assert.active and zend.assertions are set to 1.
 bcmodThe scale parameter was added.
 bcmodnum1 and num2 are no longer truncated to integer, so now the behavior of bcmod follows fmod rather than the % operator.
 countcount will now yield a warning on invalid countable types passed to the value parameter.
 date_parseThe zone element of the returned array represents seconds instead of minutes now, and its sign is inverted. For instance -120 is now 7200.
 date_parse_from_formatThe zone element of the returned array represents seconds instead of minutes now, and its sign is inverted. For instance -120 is now 7200.
 exif_read_dataThe file parameter now supports both local files and stream resources.
 exif_read_dataSupport for the following EXIF formats were added: Samsung DJI Panasonic Sony Pentax Minolta Sigma/Foveon AGFA Kyocera Ricoh Epson
 exif_thumbnailThe file parameter now supports both local files and stream resources.
 get_classPrior to this version the default value for object was null and it had the same effect as not passing any value. Now null has been removed as the default value for object, and is no longer a valid input.
 gettypeClosed resources are now reported as 'resource (closed)'. Previously the returned value for closed resources were 'unknown type'.
 hash_copyAccept and return HashContext instead of resource.
 hash_finalAccept HashContext instead of resource.
 hash_hmacUsage of non-cryptographic hash functions (adler32, crc32, crc32b, fnv132, fnv1a32, fnv164, fnv1a64, joaat) was disabled.
 hash_hmac_fileUsage of non-cryptographic hash functions (adler32, crc32, crc32b, fnv132, fnv1a32, fnv164, fnv1a64, joaat) was disabled.
 hash_initUsage of non-cryptographic hash functions (adler32, crc32, crc32b, fnv132, fnv1a32, fnv164, fnv1a64, joaat) with HASH_HMAC was disabled.
 hash_initReturn HashContext instead of resource.
 hash_pbkdf2Usage of non-cryptographic hash functions (adler32, crc32, crc32b, fnv132, fnv1a32, fnv164, fnv1a64, joaat) was disabled.
 hash_updateAccept HashContext instead of resource.
 hash_update_fileAccept HashContext instead of resource.
 hash_update_streamAccept HashContext instead of resource.
 idn_to_asciiINTL_IDNA_VARIANT_2003 has been deprecated; use INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_UTS46 instead.
 idn_to_utf8INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_2003 has been deprecated; use INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_UTS46 instead.
 imageantialiasimageantialias is now generally available. Formerly it was only available if PHP was compiled with the bundled version of the GD library.
 imagegdimagegd now allows to output truecolor images. Formerly, these have been implicitly converted to palette.
 imagelayereffectAdded IMG_EFFECT_MULTIPLY (requires system libgd >= 2.1.1 or the bundled libgd).
 imagetypesIMG_BMP added.
 is_objectis_object now returns true for unserialized objects without a class definition (class of __PHP_Incomplete_Class). Previously false was returned.
 json_decodeJSON_INVALID_UTF8_IGNORE, and JSON_INVALID_UTF8_SUBSTITUTE flags were added.
 json_decodeassociative is nullable now.
 json_encodeJSON_INVALID_UTF8_IGNORE, and JSON_INVALID_UTF8_SUBSTITUTE flags were added.
 mailThe additional_headers parameter now also accepts an array.
 mb_check_encodingThis function now also accepts an array as value. Formerly, only strings have been supported.
 mb_convert_encodingThis function now also accepts an array as string. Formerly, only strings have been supported.
 mb_parse_strCalling mb_parse_str without the second parameter was deprecated.
 mb_send_mailThe additional_headers parameter now also accepts an array.
 mt_randmt_rand has received a bug fix for a modulo bias bug. This means that sequences generated with a specific seed may differ from PHP 7.1 on 64-bit machines.
 number_formatnumber_format was changed to not being able to return -0, previously -0 could be returned for cases like where num would be -0.01.
 openssl_pkcs7_verifyThe output_filename parameter was added.
 packfloat and double types supports both Big Endian and Little Endian.
 parse_strUsage of parse_str without a second parameter now emits an E_DEPRECATED notice.
 password_hashSupport for Argon2i passwords using PASSWORD_ARGON2I was added.
 preg_matchThe PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL is now supported for the $flags parameter.
 preg_match_allThe PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL is now supported for the $flags parameter.
 preg_quotedelimiter is nullable now.
 proc_niceThis function is now available on Windows.
 randrand has received a bug fix for a modulo bias bug. This means that sequences generated with a specific seed may differ from PHP 7.1 on 64-bit machines.
 read_exif_dataThis function alias was deprecated.
 session_abortThe return type of this function is bool now. Formerly, it has been void.
 session_module_nameIt is now explicitly forbidden to set the module name to "user". Formerly, this has been silently ignored.
 session_namesession_name checks session status, previously it only checked cookie status. Therefore, older session_name allows to call session_name after session_start which may crash PHP and may result in misbehaviors.
 session_resetThe return type of this function is bool now. Formerly, it has been void.
 session_set_cookie_paramsReturns true on success or false on failure. Formerly the function returned void.
 session_unsetThe return type of this function is bool now. Formerly, it has been void.
 session_write_closeThe return type of this function is bool now. Formerly, it has been void.
 set_error_handlererrcontext became deprecated. Usage of this parameter now emits an E_DEPRECATED notice.
 unpackfloat and double types supports both Big Endian and Little Endian.
 utf8_decodeThis function has been moved to the core of PHP, and therefore lifting the requirement on the XML extension for this function to be available.
 utf8_encodeThis function has been moved to the core of PHP, and therefore lifting the requirement on the XML extension for this function to be available.
 PDOStatement::debugDumpParamsPDOStatement::debugDumpParams now returns the SQL sent to the database, including the full, raw query (including the replaced placeholders with their bounded values). Note, that this will only be available if emulated prepared statements are turned on.
 ReflectionClass::getMethodsfilter is nullable now.
 ReflectionClass::getPropertiesfilter is nullable now.
 SQLite3::openBlobThe flags parameter has been added, allowing to write BLOBs; formerly only reading was supported.
7.1.24, 7.2.12, 7.3.0xml_parser_get_optionoptions now supports XML_OPTION_SKIP_TAGSTART and XML_OPTION_SKIP_WHITE.
7.1.5IntlDateFormatter::formatSupport for providing general DateTimeInterface objects to the datetime parameter was added. Formerly, only proper DateTime objects were supported.
7.1.4PDO::sqliteCreateFunctionThe flags parameter has been added.
 SQLite3::createFunctionThe flags parameter has been added.
7.1.0DateInterval::formatThe F and f format characters were added.
 DateTime::__constructFrom now on microseconds are filled with actual value. Not with '00000'.
 DateTime::setTimeThe microsecond parameter was added.
 DateTimeZone::listIdentifierscountryCode is nullable now.
 array_randThe internal randomization algorithm has been changed to use the Mersenne Twister Random Number Generator instead of the libc rand function.
 curl_multi_setoptIntroduced CURLMOPT_PUSHFUNCTION.
 exif_imagetypeAdded WebP support.
 file_get_contentsSupport for negative offsets has been added.
 get_headersThe context parameter was added.
 getenvThe varname can now be omitted to retrieve an associative array of all environment variables.
 getimagesizeAdded WebP support.
 getoptAdded the rest_index parameter.
 grapheme_extractSupport for negative offsets has been added.
 grapheme_striposSupport for negative offsets has been added.
 grapheme_strposSupport for negative offsets has been added.
 hash_algosSupport for sha512/224, sha512/256, sha3-224, sha3-256, sha3-384 and sha3-512 has been added.
 iconv_strposSupport for negative offsets has been added.
 json_decodeAn empty JSON key ("") can be encoded to the empty object property instead of using a key with value _empty_.
 json_encodeJSON_UNESCAPED_LINE_TERMINATORS flags was added.
 json_encodeserialize_precision is used instead of precision when encoding double values.
 listIt is now possible to specify keys in list. This enables destructuring of arrays with non-integer or non-sequential keys.
 long2ipThe parameter type of ip has been changed from string to int.
 mb_eregmb_ereg will now set matches to an empty array, if nothing matched. Formerly, matches was not modified in that case.
 mb_ereg_replaceThe function checks whether string is valid for the current encoding.
 mb_ereg_replaceThe e modifier has been deprecated.
 mb_ereg_replace_callbackThe function checks whether string is valid for the current encoding.
 mb_ereg_search_setposSupport for negative offsets has been added.
 mb_eregimb_eregi will now set matches to an empty array, if nothing matched. Formerly, matches was not modified in that case.
 mb_eregi_replaceThe e modifier has been deprecated.
 mb_eregi_replaceThe function checks whether string is valid for the current encoding.
 mb_strimwidthSupport for negative starts and widths has been added.
 mb_striposSupport for negative offsets has been added.
 mb_strposSupport for negative offsets has been added.
 mt_randrand has been made an alias of mt_rand.
 mt_randmt_rand has been updated to use the fixed, correct, version of the Mersenne Twister algorithm. To fall back to the old behaviour, use mt_srand with MT_RAND_PHP as the second parameter.
 mt_srandmt_rand has been updated to use the fixed, correct, version of the Mersenne Twister algorithm. To fall back to the old behaviour, use mt_srand with MT_RAND_PHP as the second parameter.
 mt_srandsrand has been made an alias of mt_srand.
 openssl_csr_newoptions now also supports curve_name.
 openssl_decryptThe tag and aad parameters were added.
 openssl_encryptThe tag, aad and tag_length parameters were added.
 openssl_pkey_newThe curve_name option was added to make it possible to create EC keys.
 output_add_rewrite_varBefore PHP 7.1.0, rewrite vars set by output_add_rewrite_var use the same Session module trans sid output buffer. Since PHP 7.1.0, dedicated output buffer is used, url_rewriter.tags is used solely for output functions, url_rewriter.hosts is added.
 output_reset_rewrite_varsBefore PHP 7.1.0, rewrite vars set by output_add_rewrite_var use the same Session module trans sid output buffer. Since PHP 7.1.0, dedicated output buffer is used and output_reset_rewrite_vars only removes rewrite vars defined by output_add_rewrite_var.
 pcntl_signalAs of PHP 7.1.0 the handler callback is given a second argument containing the siginfo of the specific signal. This data is only supplied if the operating system has the siginfo_t structure. If the OS does not implement siginfo_t NULL is supplied.
 pcntl_signal_get_handlerpcntl_signal_get_handler has been added.
 pg_fetch_allThe result_type parameter was added.
 pg_last_noticeThe option parameter was added.
 pg_selectThe result_type parameter was added.
 randrand has been made an alias of mt_rand.
 session_startsession_start now returns false and no longer initializes $_SESSION when it failed to start the session.
 shuffleThe internal randomization algorithm has been changed to use the Mersenne Twister Random Number Generator instead of the libc rand function.
 srandsrand has been made an alias of mt_srand.
 str_shuffleThe internal randomization algorithm has been changed to use the Mersenne Twister Random Number Generator instead of the libc rand function.
 striposSupport for negative offsets has been added.
 strposSupport for negative offsets has been added.
 substr_countSupport for negative offsets and lengths has been added. length may also be 0 now.
 unpackThe optional offset has been added.
 unserializeThe allowed_classes element of options) is now strictly typed, i.e. if anything other than an array or a bool is given, unserialize returns false and issues an E_WARNING.
 ReflectionType::__toStringReflectionType::__toString has been deprecated.
 SessionHandler::gcPrior to this version, the function returned true on success.
 SessionHandlerInterface::gcPrior to this version, the function returned true on success.
7.0.16, 7.1.2dns_get_recordAdded support for CAA record type.
 fopenThe 'e' option was added.
7.0.15, 7.1.1get_defined_functionsThe exclude_disabled parameter has been added.
7.0.15,7.1.1packThe "e", "E", "g" and "G" codes were added to enable byte order support for float and double.
7.0.11iconv_substrIf string is equal to offset characters long, an empty string will be returned. Prior to this version, false was returned in this case.
7.0.10imagetypesIMG_WEBP added.
 SplFileObject::getCsvControlAdded the escape character to the returned array.
 SQLite3::__constructThe filename can now be empty to use a private, temporary on-disk database.
7.0.9getenvThe local_only parameter has been added.
7.0.7curl_multi_setoptIntroduced CURLMOPT_CHUNK_LENGTH_PENALTY_SIZE, CURLMOPT_CONTENT_LENGTH_PENALTY_SIZE, CURLMOPT_MAX_HOST_CONNECTIONS, CURLMOPT_MAX_PIPELINE_LENGTH and CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS.
 curl_setoptIntroduced CURL_HTTP_VERSION_2, CURL_HTTP_VERSION_2_PRIOR_KNOWLEDGE, CURL_HTTP_VERSION_2TLS, CURL_REDIR_POST_301, CURL_REDIR_POST_302, CURL_REDIR_POST_303, CURL_REDIR_POST_ALL, CURL_VERSION_KERBEROS5, CURL_VERSION_PSL, CURL_VERSION_UNIX_SOCKETS, CURLAUTH_NEGOTIATE, CURLAUTH_NTLM_WB, CURLFTP_CREATE_DIR, CURLFTP_CREATE_DIR_NONE, CURLFTP_CREATE_DIR_RETRY, CURLHEADER_SEPARATE, CURLHEADER_UNIFIED, CURLMOPT_CHUNK_LENGTH_PENALTY_SIZE, CURLMOPT_CONTENT_LENGTH_PENALTY_SIZE, CURLMOPT_MAX_HOST_CONNECTIONS, CURLMOPT_MAX_PIPELINE_LENGTH, CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS, CURLOPT_CONNECT_TO, CURLOPT_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL, CURLOPT_DNS_INTERFACE, CURLOPT_DNS_LOCAL_IP4, CURLOPT_DNS_LOCAL_IP6, CURLOPT_EXPECT_100_TIMEOUT_MS, CURLOPT_HEADEROPT, CURLOPT_LOGIN_OPTIONS, CURLOPT_PATH_AS_IS, CURLOPT_PINNEDPUBLICKEY, CURLOPT_PIPEWAIT, CURLOPT_PROXY_SERVICE_NAME, CURLOPT_PROXYHEADER, CURLOPT_SASL_IR, CURLOPT_SERVICE_NAME, CURLOPT_SSL_ENABLE_ALPN, CURLOPT_SSL_ENABLE_NPN, CURLOPT_SSL_FALSESTART, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYSTATUS, CURLOPT_STREAM_WEIGHT, CURLOPT_TCP_FASTOPEN, CURLOPT_TFTP_NO_OPTIONS, CURLOPT_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH, CURLOPT_XOAUTH2_BEARER, CURLPROTO_SMB, CURLPROTO_SMBS, CURLPROXY_HTTP_1_0, CURLSSH_AUTH_AGENT and CURLSSLOPT_NO_REVOKE.
7.0.0assertassert is now a language construct and not a function. assertion can now be an expression. The second parameter is now interpreted either as an exception (if a Throwable object is given), or as the description supported from PHP 5.4.8 onwards.
 definearray values are allowed.
 dirnameAdded the optional levels parameter.
 getrusageThis function is now supported on Windows.
5.5.0/PECL 3.0.0IntlDateFormatter::createAn IntlCalendar object is allowed for calendar. Objects of type IntlTimeZone and DateTimeZone are allowed for timezone. Invalid timezone identifiers (including empty strings) are no longer allowed for timezone. If null is given for timezone, the timezone identifier given by date_default_timezone_get will be used instead of ICUʼs default.
 IntlDateFormatter::setCalendarIt became possible to pass an IntlCalendar object.
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