NEWS/UPGRADING for recent deprecations

Author: DanielEScherzer

NEWS

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
     (timwolla)
   . Returning null from __debugInfo() has been deprecated. (DanielEScherzer)
 
+- Curl:
+  . The curl_close() function has been deprecated. (DanielEScherzer)
+  . The curl_share_close() function has been deprecated. (DanielEScherzer)
+
 - Date:
   . The DATE_RFC7231 and DateTimeInterface::RFC7231 constants have been
     deprecated. (jorgsowa)
@@ -26,6 +30,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
   . The $context parameter of the finfo_buffer() function has been deprecated
     as it is ignored. (Girgias)
 
+- GD:
+  . The imagedestroy() function has been deprecated. (DanielEScherzer)
+
 - Intl:
   . Intl's internal error mechanism has been modernized so that it
     indicates more accurately which call site caused what error.
@@ -55,6 +62,10 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
     `_property_string()`). (DanielEScherzer)
   . The setAccessible() methods of various Reflection objects have been
     deprecated, as those no longer have an effect. (timwolla)
+  . ReflectionClass::getConstant() for constants that do not exist has been
+    deprecated. (DanielEScherzer)
+  . ReflectionProperty::getDefaultValue() for properties without default values
+    has been deprecated. (DanielEScherzer)
 
 - SPL:
   . Unregistering all autoloaders by passing the spl_autoload_call() function
@@ -74,6 +85,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
   . Fixed bug GH-19153 (#[\Attribute] validation should error on
     trait/interface/enum/abstract class). (DanielEScherzer)
 
+- XML:
+  . The xml_parser_free() function has been deprecated. (DanielEScherzer)
+
 31 Jul 2025, PHP 8.5.0alpha4
 
 - Core:

UPGRADING

@@ -334,6 +334,14 @@ PHP 8.5 UPGRADE NOTES
     Return an empty array instead.
     RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_debuginfo_returning_null
 
+- Curl:
+  . The curl_close() function has been deprecated, as CurlHandle objects are
+    freed automatically.
+    RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_curl_close
+  . The curl_share_close() function has been deprecated, as CurlShareHandle
+    objects are freed automatically.
+    RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_curl_share_close
+
 - Date:
   . The DATE_RFC7231 and DateTimeInterface::RFC7231 constants have been
     deprecated. This is because the associated timezone is ignored and always
@@ -348,6 +356,11 @@ PHP 8.5 UPGRADE NOTES
     as it is ignored.
     RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_the_context_parameter_for_finfo_buffer
 
+- GD:
+  . The imagedestroy() function has been deprecated, as GdImage objects are
+    freed automatically.
+    RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_imagedestroy
+
 - Hash:
   . The MHASH_* constants have been deprecated.  These have been overlooked
     when the mhash*() function family has been deprecated per
@@ -375,11 +388,16 @@ PHP 8.5 UPGRADE NOTES
     DSNs coming from remote URIs.
     RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_pdo_s_urischeme
 
-
 - Reflection:
   . The setAccessible() methods of various Reflection objects have been
     deprecated, as those no longer have an effect.
     RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_reflectionsetaccessible
+  . Calling ReflectionClass::getConstant() for constants that do not exist has
+    been deprecated.
+    RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_reflectionclassgetconstant_for_missing_constants
+  . Calling ReflectionProperty::getDefaultValue() for properties without default
+    values has been deprecated.
+    RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_reflectionpropertygetdefaultvalue_for_properties_without_default_values
 
 - SPL:
   . Unregistering all autoloaders by passing the spl_autoload_call() function
@@ -402,6 +420,11 @@ PHP 8.5 UPGRADE NOTES
     explicitly instead.
     RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_passing_null_to_readdir_rewinddir_and_closedir
 
+- XML:
+  . The xml_parser_free() function has been deprecated, as XMLParser objects
+    are freed automatically.
+    RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_xml_parser_free
+
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