2.0.0.0-beta2

integrated DuckDB v2.0.0 Cyanoptera!

https://duckdb.org/2026/10/21/announcing-duckdb-200

DuckDB v2 brings many new features:

JSON mutation functions, variant functions, nearest joins, group by UNNEST, triggers, $variable shorthand, async IO,
explain (sql), deferred constraints and many more

For a complete list, see What's New in the Docs for 2.0.

More information about migrating to DuckDB v2.0.

1.5.6.6

Rebuilt binaries for PHP 8.6 rc4.
Updated installation instructions in readme for v1/v2.

1.5.6.5

• integrated parquet extension into the binaries
• fixed error handling for unbuffered queries
• updated ci actions

2.0.0.0-alpha2

Test build for DuckDB 2.0 alpha.

Not for production use.

1.5.6.4

implemented DuckDB connection instance cache
optimized compiler checks and linker flags, reduced binary sizes
extended readme with disable compression, fsync mode
added bulk insertion benchmark
added more tests

1.5.6.3

improved parameter binding for arrays and objects using bindValue() and bindParam()
binary builds now run faster on modern hardware (using x86-64-v3, armv8-a, apple-m1 flags)
added function inlining and linker optimization using symbolic-functions

1.5.6.2

fixed memory leak in duckdb_stmt_cursor_closer()
added Quack Remote Protocol examples to readme
added bulk insertion to readme

1.5.6.1

rebuild pdo_duckdb for PHP 8.6
extended alpine tests
extended php official docker tests

1.5.6.0

updated DuckDB to v1.5.6
extended testing with nginx (php-fpm) and apache (mod-php)

1.5.5.13

added support for Alma and Rocky Linux
extended ZTS and swoole tests
added load on demand to readme
added read private data using REST APIs to readme
dropped support for macOS 14 (end-of-life)