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afcamps/forceutf8
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PHP Class Encoding featuring popular Encoding::toUTF8() function --formerly known as forceUTF8()-- that fixes mixed encoded strings. (fork from https://github.com/neitanod/forceutf8)

v2.0.7(3y ago)315.9k↓33.8%BSD-3-ClausePHP >=5.3.0

Since Oct 7Compare

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###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~96 days

Total

3

Last Release

1128d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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