PHP: todo:php55

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Generators
This RFC proposes adding generators as a simple and boilerplate-free way of defining iterators.
support finally keyword
Add try catch finally supporting
foreach_variable supporting T_LIST
This extends PHP's language parser to support T_LIST in foreach_variable
Const array/string dereference
A little improvement to make things consistent
Allow arbitrary expression arguments to empty() and isset()
Proposes to allow empty(getArray()) etc.
Adding hash_pbkdf2 function
This RFC proposes adding a hash_pbkdf2 function to the hash package
Add Simplified Password Hashing
This RFC proposes adding 3 new functions to the core to expose a much simplified password hashing API.
Remove preg_replace /e modifier
This RFC aims at deprecating and subsequently removing the /e modifier (PREG_REPLACE_EVAL) that preg_replace provides.
ext/mysql deprecation
Formally deprecating ext/mysql in PHP.