Download PHP 5.2.9-2

The PHP development team has released a new Windows build of the program. A security vulnerability has been found in the compiled OpenSSL library of the previous PHP versions, and this new release is intended to fix it. The version number is therefore fixed at 5.2.9-2 and can be downloaded from the download page. PHP calls itself a ‘hypertext preprocessor’; PHP is mainly used to generate server side dynamic HTML content. The software is often used in combination with the database program MySQL, with which the dynamic content of websites and forums can be served.

PHP 5.2.9-2 (Windows) released

The PHP Development Team would like to announce the availability of a new Windows build for PHP – PHP 5.2.9-2

This release focuses on fixing security flaws in the included OpenSSL library (CVE-2009-0590, CVE-2009-0591 and CVE-2009-0789). The security advisory is available here.

The OpenSSL library has been updated to 0.9.8k, which includes fixes for these flaws.

Note: Only the Windows binaries are affected. There are no changes to the PHP sources, therefore no source releases are necessary.