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bbrala/php7-ereg-shim
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Shim for ereg functions

1.1.1(5y ago)12101.5k↓38.5%6MITPHP

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PHP 7 Ereg shim
===============

[](#php-7-ereg-shim)

Simple shim that can be included in old PHP 5 projects to provide ereg functionality through preg. Makes your life upgrading to PHP 7 a lot easier.

###  Health Score

39

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LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity40

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 58.3% of commits — single point of failure

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 ~384 days

Total

5

Last Release

1965d ago

Major Versions

0.1.1 → 1.0.02016-10-14

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![bbrala](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3294970?v=4)](https://github.com/bbrala "bbrala (7 commits)")[![rmpel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1086776?v=4)](https://github.com/rmpel "rmpel (4 commits)")[![glensc](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/199095?v=4)](https://github.com/glensc "glensc (1 commits)")

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