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Twenty years of PHP

The vertical form for a long list - dates on the left, cards on the right - the rows as JSON between the tags.

1 The tag timeline/php.pad pad 
{timeline date='released', label='version', text='brought', vertical, title='PHP releases'}
  [ { "version": "PHP 5.0", "released": "2004-07-13", "brought": "A new object model with the Zend Engine 2" },
    { "version": "PHP 5.3", "released": "2009-06-30", "brought": "Namespaces, closures and late static binding" },
    { "version": "PHP 5.4", "released": "2012-03-01", "brought": "Traits, the short array syntax and the built-in web server" },
    { "version": "PHP 7.0", "released": "2015-12-03", "brought": "A twice as fast engine, scalar type declarations and return types" },
    { "version": "PHP 7.4", "released": "2019-11-28", "brought": "Typed properties and arrow functions" },
    { "version": "PHP 8.0", "released": "2020-11-26", "brought": "The JIT compiler, named arguments, match and union types" },
    { "version": "PHP 8.1", "released": "2021-11-25", "brought": "Enums, readonly properties and fibers" },
    { "version": "PHP 8.2", "released": "2022-12-08", "brought": "Readonly classes and standalone null, true and false types" },
    { "version": "PHP 8.3", "released": "2023-11-23", "brought": "Typed class constants and json_validate()" },
    { "version": "PHP 8.4", "released": "2024-11-21", "brought": "Property hooks and asymmetric visibility" } ]
{/timeline}
2 The result rendered on the server
PHP releases Jul 13, 2004: PHP 5.0 - A new object model with the Zend Engine 2; Jun 30, 2009: PHP 5.3 - Namespaces, closures and late static binding; Mar 1, 2012: PHP 5.4 - Traits, the short array syntax and the built-in web server; Dec 3, 2015: PHP 7.0 - A twice as fast engine, scalar type declarations and return types; Nov 28, 2019: PHP 7.4 - Typed properties and arrow functions; Nov 26, 2020: PHP 8.0 - The JIT compiler, named arguments, match and union types; Nov 25, 2021: PHP 8.1 - Enums, readonly properties and fibers; Dec 8, 2022: PHP 8.2 - Readonly classes and standalone null, true and false types; Nov 23, 2023: PHP 8.3 - Typed class constants and json_validate(); Nov 21, 2024: PHP 8.4 - Property hooks and asymmetric visibility Jul 13, 2004: PHP 5.0 - A new object model with the Zend Engine 2 Jul 13, 2004 PHP 5.0 A new object model with the Zend Engine 2 Jun 30, 2009: PHP 5.3 - Namespaces, closures and late static binding Jun 30, 2009 PHP 5.3 Namespaces, closures and late static binding Mar 1, 2012: PHP 5.4 - Traits, the short array syntax and the built-in web server Mar 1, 2012 PHP 5.4 Traits, the short array syntax and the built-in web server Dec 3, 2015: PHP 7.0 - A twice as fast engine, scalar type declarations and return types Dec 3, 2015 PHP 7.0 A twice as fast engine, scalar type declarations and return types Nov 28, 2019: PHP 7.4 - Typed properties and arrow functions Nov 28, 2019 PHP 7.4 Typed properties and arrow functions Nov 26, 2020: PHP 8.0 - The JIT compiler, named arguments, match and union types Nov 26, 2020 PHP 8.0 The JIT compiler, named arguments, match and union types Nov 25, 2021: PHP 8.1 - Enums, readonly properties and fibers Nov 25, 2021 PHP 8.1 Enums, readonly properties and fibers Dec 8, 2022: PHP 8.2 - Readonly classes and standalone null, true and false types Dec 8, 2022 PHP 8.2 Readonly classes and standalone null, true and false types Nov 23, 2023: PHP 8.3 - Typed class constants and json_validate() Nov 23, 2023 PHP 8.3 Typed class constants and json_validate() Nov 21, 2024: PHP 8.4 - Property hooks and asymmetric visibility Nov 21, 2024 PHP 8.4 Property hooks and asymmetric visibility