This release updates php-igbinary to the latest version. Igbinary is an alternative to the built-in PHP serializer that can reduce cache storage requirements up to 50%. It is used in Magento 2 and the php-redis PHP extension among other things.
The previously installed php-igbinary version for PHP 5.5 and 5.6 was 1.2.1. The php-igbinary version installed for PHP 7.0 was 1.2.2-dev. The new version for all PHP versions will be 2.0.5. Notable changes from the release notes:
- PHP 7.1 compatiblity
- Performance improvements for serialization and unserialization
For the complete php-igbinary changelog see the PECL package changelog or the GitHub release messages.