[Request]: Add php8.5 and php8.5-nts

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
php, powershell
Domain
cli, tooling

Research direction

Start by examining the existing PHP package manifests in this bucket and the Windows release archives linked in the issue. Add entries for php8.5 and php8.5-nts using the appropriate downloads, then verify that both package names and their install metadata are accepted by the bucket's checks.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Description

Prerequisites
  • I have searched all issues/PRs to ensure it has not already been reported or fixed.
Criteria
  • Reasonably well-known and widely used (e.g. if it's a GitHub project, it should have at least 100 stars and/or 50 forks)
  • English interface (or at least English documentation)
  • Latest stable version
  • Full version (i.e. not a trial version)
  • Fairly standard install (e.g. uses a version-specific download URL, no elaborate pre/post install scripts)
Name

php8.5, php8.5-nts

Description

PHP 8.5 for Windows. Widely used open-source scripting language for web development

Homepage

https://downloads.php.net/~windows/releases/

Download Link(s)

https://downloads.php.net/~windows/releases/archives/

Some Indication of Popularity/Repute

PHP 8.5 was released on November 20, 2025, and the current version is 8.5.8.
I would like to include this package in this bucket.

Dominant language
PowerShell
Stars
57
Forks
18
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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