# Remi repository offers PHP 8.4.27RC1 and 8.5.12RC1 for testing

> **Key takeaway:** New PHP release candidates are available for testing on Fedora and Enterprise Linux via Remi's repositories.

**Published:** 2026-10-09T05:00:00+00:00 
**Source:** Planet Fedora 
**Category:** distro-planet 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/remi-repository-offers-php-8427rc1-and-8512rc1-for-testing.html 

## Summary
Remi Collet has released PHP 8.4.27RC1 and 8.5.12RC1 release candidates in the testing repositories. These versions are available for Fedora (43-45) and Enterprise Linux (RHEL and clones) for both x86_64 and aarch64 architectures. Users can install them as base packages or via Software Collections for parallel installation.

## Technical availability and installation
- **PHP 8.5.12RC1** is available as base packages in `remi-modular-test` for Fedora 43-45 and as SCL in `remi-test` for Enterprise Linux $\ge$ 8.
- **PHP 8.4.27RC1** is available as base packages in `remi-modular-test` for Fedora 43-45 and as SCL in `remi-test` for Enterprise Linux $\ge$ 8.
- **PHP 8.3** has moved to security-only mode, meaning no further release candidates will be issued.
- **PHP 8.6.0RC3** is also present in the repository.
- The **oci8** extension utilizes Oracle Instant Client 23.26, and the **intl** extension uses **libicu 74.2**.

## Why it matters
These release candidates allow developers to test upcoming PHP versions on stable enterprise distributions before the final official releases.