What To Expect In PHP 5.4 With Release Candidate 7 available for download PHP is moving moving towards the final release of the much-anticipated (almost 3 years since PHP 5.3) 5.4 version. Here are a some things you’ll be able to enjoy or rant about. Traits The most talked, excited and disappointed about feature. Traits are set to solve the lack of multiple inheritance in PHP. Some developers are