[Blog] PHP 8.6 veteran release manager

resources/ATTRIBUTION.txt

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 		From https://github.com/derickr/toot-together/pull/37
 	Created with snipping tool
 
+* 2026.04.16-@php@fosstodon.org-116414332815427472.jpg
+	Source: https://fosstodon.org/@php/116414332815427472
+		From https://github.com/derickr/toot-together/pull/80
+	Created with snipping tool
+
 * missing-3-confusion.svg
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sitemap.xml

@@ -84,4 +84,7 @@
  <url>
   <loc>https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20260410-define-deprecated</loc>
  </url>
+ <url>
+  <loc>https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20260416-php86-release-manager</loc>
+ </url>
 </urlset>

src/Blog/posts/20260416-php86-release-manager.md

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+title: PHP 8.6 Release Manager
+---
+
+# PHP 8.6 Release Manager
+
+I'm excited to announce that I will be serving as the "veteran" release manager
+for the PHP 8.6 release cycle. In that role I will be mentoring two new
+"rookie" release managers to ensure a smooth and successful release process.
+
+[![Mastodon post from @php announcing release managers](/resources/2026.04.16-@php@fosstodon.org-116414332815427472.jpg)][toot]
+
+Like [last year][blog-rm85] when I was elected one of the rookie release
+managers for PHP 8.5, selection was done through a public vote; you can see the
+results [on the PHP Wiki][todo86]. This year we had seven candidates volunteer,
+and the community elected [Matteo Beccati][site-matteo] and
+[Joe Ferguson][site-joe].
+
+While they begin to work through [the onboarding instructions][docs-new-rms],
+the steps for veteran release managers are not as well documented. Over the next
+few months, I plan to document the steps for future veteran release managers to
+perform to help onboard new rookies. While the exact job of the veteran release
+manager is not well defined at the moment, there is
+[an ongoing RFC][rfc-rm-policy] ([discussion thread][rfc-rm-policy-discussion])
+to clarify and formalize the role.
+
+I hope the new release managers find my various blog posts about the process
+helpful, and I look forward to working with them to release PHP 8.6 this
+November.
+
+[blog-rm85]: ./20250417-php85-release-manager
+[docs-new-rms]: https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/f437b8b0e9f6177608968a38c00bcfd74032b9bc/docs/release-process.md#new-release-manager-checklist
+[rfc-rm-policy]: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/release_manager_selection_policy
+[rfc-rm-policy-discussion]: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/130470
+[site-joe]: https://joeferguson.me/
+[site-matteo]: https://beccati.com/
+[toot]: https://fosstodon.org/@php/116414332815427472
+[todo86]: https://wiki.php.net/todo/php86

src/Pages/OpenSourcePage.php

@@ -267,11 +267,16 @@ private function addPHPSection(): void {
 			'https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.reflection.php',
 			'Reflection extension'
 		);
-		$blogLink = FluentHTML::make(
+		$blogLink85 = FluentHTML::make(
 			'a',
 			[ 'href' => '/Blog/20250417-php85-release-manager' ],
 			'my blog post'
 		);
+		$blogLink86 = FluentHTML::make(
+			'a',
+			[ 'href' => '/Blog/20260416-php86-release-manager' ],
+			'blog post'
+		);
 		$this->contentWrapper->append(
 			FluentHTML::make( 'h3', [ 'class' => 'subsection-header' ], 'PHP' ),
 			FluentHTML::make(
@@ -301,8 +306,14 @@ private function addPHPSection(): void {
 was one of the two "rookie" candidates chosen to help with the release. You can
 read more in 
 END,
-					$blogLink,
+					$blogLink85,
 					'.',
+					<<<END
+ I subsequently volunteered to serve as the "veteran" release manager for the PHP
+8.6 release cycle (
+END,
+					$blogLink86,
+					').',
 				]
 			),
 			FluentHTML::make(

tests/data/Home.html

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 Computer Science and Political Science and graduating <em>magna cum laude</em> in 2024 with a Bachelor of Science degree. As part of my work in Computer
 Science, I chose to write an honors thesis in my senior year, see <a href="./Thesis">here</a> for details. I continued at Tufts for graduate school, graduating in 2025 with
 a Master of Science in Computer Science degree.</p><p>See the links in the navigation bar above for more information about my
-experience.</p><h2 class="subsection-header">Contact</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-scherzer-520539263/" target="_blank" class="external-link">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Email: <code>daniel.e.scherzer@gmail.com</code></li></ul><h2 class="subsection-header">Blog</h2><p>I also have a blog. You can see a full index of my posts <a href="/Blog">here</a>. My latest blog post is: </p><div class="blog-preview"><h3>Introducing define_deprecated() for PHP</h3><span class="blog-preview-date">Friday, 10 April 2026</span><p>In PHP 8.5, I introduced support for <a href="./Blog/20250429-attributes-on-constants">attributes on constants</a>,
-which allows marking compile-time global constants as deprecated. However,
-that functionality was not made easily available when defining constants at
-<em>runtime</em>, or in code that supports older versions of PHP. My new library,
-<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="external-link" href="https://packagist.org/packages/danielescherzer/define-deprecated">danielescherzer/define-deprecated</a>, provides that support. <a href="/Blog/20260410-define-deprecated">Continue reading...</a></p></div></div><div class="des-footer"><div class="des-footer--content">Content is © 2026 Daniel Scherzer</div></div></body></html>
+experience.</p><h2 class="subsection-header">Contact</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-scherzer-520539263/" target="_blank" class="external-link">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Email: <code>daniel.e.scherzer@gmail.com</code></li></ul><h2 class="subsection-header">Blog</h2><p>I also have a blog. You can see a full index of my posts <a href="/Blog">here</a>. My latest blog post is: </p><div class="blog-preview"><h3>PHP 8.6 Release Manager</h3><span class="blog-preview-date">Thursday, 16 April 2026</span><p>I'm excited to announce that I will be serving as the &quot;veteran&quot; release manager
+for the PHP 8.6 release cycle. In that role I will be mentoring two new
+&quot;rookie&quot; release managers to ensure a smooth and successful release process. <a href="/Blog/20260416-php86-release-manager">Continue reading...</a></p></div></div><div class="des-footer"><div class="des-footer--content">Content is © 2026 Daniel Scherzer</div></div></body></html>

tests/data/OpenSource.html

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 the then-subsequent version of PHP, PHP 8.5. In April, the community voted to
 decide between the volunteers (luckily there were plenty of candidates) and I
 was one of the two "rookie" candidates chosen to help with the release. You can
-read more in <a href="/Blog/20250417-php85-release-manager">my blog post</a>.</p><p>PHP uses a process of requests for comment when proposing and implementing major
+read more in <a href="/Blog/20250417-php85-release-manager">my blog post</a>. I subsequently volunteered to serve as the &quot;veteran&quot; release manager for the PHP
+8.6 release cycle (<a href="/Blog/20260416-php86-release-manager">blog post</a>).</p><p>PHP uses a process of requests for comment when proposing and implementing major
 changes; my RFCs include:</p><ul><li>March 2026: <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/override_constants" target="_blank" class="external-link">#[\Override] for class constants</a> - Extend #[\Override] to target class constants (in draft)</li><li>March 2026: <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/debugable-enums" target="_blank" class="external-link">Debugable Enums</a> - Allow __debugInfo() on enums (under discussion)</li><li>July 2025: <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecated_traits" target="_blank" class="external-link">#[\Deprecated] for traits</a> - Support the #[\Deprecated] attribute on traits (implemented in PHP 8.5)</li><li>July 2025: <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/filter_throw_on_failure" target="_blank" class="external-link">FILTER_THROW_ON_FAILURE</a> - Add FILTER_THROW_ON_FAILURE flag to the filter extension (implemented in PHP 8.5)</li><li>June 2025: <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/delayedtargetvalidation_attribute" target="_blank" class="external-link">#[\DelayedTargetValidation] attribute</a> - Delaying compile-time attribute target validation errors with #[\DelayedTargetValidation] (implemented in PHP 8.5)</li><li>March 2025: <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/final_promotion" target="_blank" class="external-link">Final Property Promotion</a> - Adding support for final modifiers in constructor property promotion (implemented in PHP 8.5)</li><li>November 2024: <a href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/attributes-on-constants" target="_blank" class="external-link">Attributes on Constants</a> - Adding support for attributes on compile-time constants (implemented in PHP 8.5)</li></ul><h3 class="subsection-header">Packages</h3><p>I also wrote multiple open-source PHP packages - though some are currently
 primarily used by me, I am a firm supporter of open-source code and figured that
 they might be useful to others. The packages that I have created so far are:</p><ul><li><a href="https://packagist.org/packages/danielescherzer/common-phpcs" target="_blank" class="external-link">danielescherzer/common-phpcs</a> - Collection of common codesniffer standards for my projects</li><li><a href="https://packagist.org/packages/danielescherzer/commonmark-ext-pygments-highlighter" target="_blank" class="external-link">danielescherzer/commonmark-ext-pygments-highlighter</a> - CommonMark extension for code highlighting with Pygments</li><li><a href="https://packagist.org/packages/danielescherzer/define-deprecated" target="_blank" class="external-link">danielescherzer/define-deprecated</a> - Allow defining deprecated global constants at runtime without dropping PHP &lt;8.5 support</li><li><a href="https://packagist.org/packages/danielescherzer/html-builder" target="_blank" class="external-link">danielescherzer/html-builder</a> - Tools for building HTML</li></ul><h3 class="subsection-header">Website</h3><p>The source code for my website is also public, in case the code is useful to

tests/data/blog-index.html

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en"><head><link rel="icon" href="data:,"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/resources/default-styles.css"><title>Blog index</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/resources/blog-styles.css"></head><body><div class="des-navbar"><a href="/Home">Home</a><a href="/files/Resume.pdf">Résumé</a><a href="/OpenSource">Open Source</a><a href="/Work">Work</a><strong class="des-strong-page-link">Blog</strong></div><div class="content-wrapper"><h1>Blog index</h1><div class="blog-preview"><h2>Introducing define_deprecated() for PHP</h2><span class="blog-preview-date">Friday, 10 April 2026</span><p>In PHP 8.5, I introduced support for <a href="./Blog/20250429-attributes-on-constants">attributes on constants</a>,
+<html lang="en"><head><link rel="icon" href="data:,"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/resources/default-styles.css"><title>Blog index</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/resources/blog-styles.css"></head><body><div class="des-navbar"><a href="/Home">Home</a><a href="/files/Resume.pdf">Résumé</a><a href="/OpenSource">Open Source</a><a href="/Work">Work</a><strong class="des-strong-page-link">Blog</strong></div><div class="content-wrapper"><h1>Blog index</h1><div class="blog-preview"><h2>PHP 8.6 Release Manager</h2><span class="blog-preview-date">Thursday, 16 April 2026</span><p>I'm excited to announce that I will be serving as the &quot;veteran&quot; release manager
+for the PHP 8.6 release cycle. In that role I will be mentoring two new
+&quot;rookie&quot; release managers to ensure a smooth and successful release process. <a href="/Blog/20260416-php86-release-manager">Continue reading...</a></p></div><div class="blog-preview"><h2>Introducing define_deprecated() for PHP</h2><span class="blog-preview-date">Friday, 10 April 2026</span><p>In PHP 8.5, I introduced support for <a href="./Blog/20250429-attributes-on-constants">attributes on constants</a>,
 which allows marking compile-time global constants as deprecated. However,
 that functionality was not made easily available when defining constants at
 <em>runtime</em>, or in code that supports older versions of PHP. My new library,