PHP 7.1 INTERNALS UPGRADE NOTES 1. Internal API changes a. 2. Build system changes a. Unix build system changes b. Windows build system changes 3. Module changes ======================== 1. Internal API changes ======================== a. ======================== 2. Build system changes ======================== a. Unix build system changes b. Windows build system changes . Minimum supported Windows versions are Windows 7/Server 2008 R2. . nice() now have a Windows alternative that is implemented in win32/nice.c, using SetPriorityClass(). See the implementation for more in-depth details. This also defines HAVE_NICE. ======================== 3. Module changes ======================== - Session: . php_session_start()/session_reset_id() return value is changed from void to int. It returns SUCCESS/FAILURE. . Session module manages session status correctly.