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php-code-downgrade
==================

[](#php-code-downgrade)

Tool to downgrade your PHP codebase from PHP 5.4+ to PHP 5.3. Built on top of [galapagos](https://github.com/endel/galapagos).

Consider including [php5.3-compatibility](https://github.com/packfire/php5.3-compatibility) package in your project, which includes `JsonSerializable` and `SessionHandlerInterface`.

You may have to manually fix some remaining problems, usually they're quite simple.

Why?
----

[](#why)

Use it when you have a PHP 5.4+ codebase and just can't upgrade your client's infrastructure.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Convert new array syntax to old one. (`[1,2,3]` to `array(1,2,3)`)
- Inject traits code into classes that use them.
- Analyze every vendor's `composer.json` and convert them if it's needed
- Downgrade function calls with different signature.
    - `stream_context_create`
    - `session_set_save_handler`
- Custom node transformations

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
./php-code-downgrade [path-to-downgrade]

```

Using custom node transformations:

```
./php-code-downgrade [path-to-downgrade] -t transformations/phalanger

```

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9be4eac04f2b81f8077124dfbf653488512557fa5193e6d57c473d7ec9b25fd6?d=identicon)[endel](/maintainers/endel)

---

Top Contributors

[![endel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/130494?v=4)](https://github.com/endel "endel (11 commits)")

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Tags

downgradephpphp-5

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