PHP 8.6 Quietly Adds Native Epoll/Kqueue Support via Polling API

PHP 8.6 includes a new Polling API that provides native access to epoll, kqueue, and other high-performance I/O multiplexing mechanisms, replacing the outdated stream_select(). The RFC passed with 33 votes in favor and one against. This fills a long-standing gap that forced async libraries like AMPHP and ReactPHP to rely on workarounds.