PHP 5.2.7 is released, but with broken magic_quotes_gpc
05Dec2008
A bug causing magic_quotes_gpc to fail
After about 7 months of development, PHP announced that 5.2.7 is released. However, short after the release, a bug was found which cause filters and magic_quotes_gpc to not work properly. It is recommended to not install this version and new release fixing this bug is expected shortly. In the meanwhile, adding the following line into your php.ini will solve the problem…
PHP 5.2.8 is now available
09Dec2008
Early after 5.2.7 was released
A few days after 5.2.7 was released, PHP now announce the immediate availability of 5.2.8. This release addresses a serious security flaw which was introduced in 5.2.7 which were released a few days ago.
Get the latest PHP
PHP 5.2.8 can be downloaded from the official download page and all users who have upgraded to 5.2.7 are strongly encouraged to upgrade to 5.2.8 as soon as possible.
