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PHP 8.4.0 RC2 available for testing
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Supported Protocols and Wrappers
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Introduction
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Function Reference
Affecting PHP's Behaviour
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Authentication Services
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General Installation Considerations
Installation on Unix systems
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Installation of PECL extensions
Introduction to PECL Installations
Downloading PECL extensions
Installing a PHP extension on Windows
Compiling shared PECL extensions with the pecl command
Compiling shared PECL extensions with phpize
php-config
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