The latest PHP versions are:
PHP 5.3.4 (09 December 2010)
Stable:
PHP 5.3: version 5.3.3 (22 July 2010)
PHP 5.2: version 5.2.14 (22 July 2010)
Release Candidates:
PHP 5.2: version 5.2.14RC1 (17 June 2010)
The lastest stable versions of PHP (as of March 3, 2012): PHP 5.4: Version 5.4.1 PHP 5.3: Version 5.3.11
The latest stable version is 5.3.8
yes
As of 01 May 2010 the latest released versions are PHP 5.2.13 and PHP 5.3.2.
See the related links for a shortcut to the entire reference of every function in PHP. The default built-in functions differ from the categories of extensions you choose to install, and the version of PHP you're installing - therefore, it's impossible to give a stable list of built-in functions.
As of 19 December 2017, the latest stable version of PHP is 7.2.0.
The lastest stable versions of PHP (as of March 3, 2012): PHP 5.4: Version 5.4.1 PHP 5.3: Version 5.3.11
V5.3.8
Probably 5.4. In either case try the below method to get the version on your computer <?php echo phpversion(); ?>
The latest stable version is 5.3.8
yes
Use PHP 5.4 version latest library .
version 5.7.2 is the latest WordPress release. It was released in May 2021. This security update patched a vulnerability in the PHP mailer.
The next version is PHP 6.
Either you could download latest version of php, mysql & apache server or better you just need to install xampp. Versions of it are available for all OS
For a Web Designer on straight up custom-coded pages, you'd need an in-depth understanding of the latest version of HTML and CSS.If you wanted to design for WP sites, you'd need an in-depth understanding of the latest version of HTML, CSS, PHP, knowing JavaScript wouldn't hurt, and understand WP, as it some of it's own PHP Functions.For a Web Developer you'd need an in-depth understanding of the latest version of PHP, HTML, JavaScript, and knowing SQL may be required.
Any version released before the current stable release is considered an old version of PHP.