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The PHP manual is available in a selection of languages and
formats. Pick a language and format from the table below to start
downloading.

Notes to read before you download

• The English version should be considered the most accurate, since
  translations are based on that version. Most of the translations
  are not complete, and contain English parts.
• If you are looking for PHP 5 documentation, please read
  this explanation.
• If you are looking for PHP 4 documentation, please read
  this explanation.

If you are using Windows XP SP2 or later and you are going to download the
documentation in CHM format, you need to “unblock”
the file after downloading it by right-clicking on it in Windows Explorer and
selecting the “Properties” menu item, then clicking on the
“Unblock” button (on Windows Vista this is within the
“Security” options). Failure to unblock the documentation file may
result in error messages including “Navigation to the webpage was
canceled” due to Windows security restrictions.

 
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Date: 26 Apr 2023
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Date: 26 Apr 2023
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Size: 13395Kb
Date: 21 Apr 2023
chm
Size: 26583Kb
Date: 21 Apr 2023

Brazilian Portuguese
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Chinese (Simplified)
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French
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German
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Japanese
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Russian
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Spanish
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chm
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Turkish
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