The latest in the PHP 5 series of release has been made today - version 5.2 of the popular web programming language has been posted for download on PHP.net.

The PHP development team is proud to announce the immediate release of PHP 5.2.0. This release is a major improvement in the 5.X series, which includes a large number of new features, bug fixes and security enhancements. Further details about this release can be found in the release announcement 5.2.0, the full list of changes is available in the ChangeLog PHP 5.

It's recommended that you update your distribution as soon as possible. This latest edition can be downloaded in both:

• Source code
• Windows binaries