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fbraz3/php5-compatibility-layer
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Implements discontinued php5 functions on php7

1.0.4(7y ago)53972[1 issues](https://github.com/fbraz3/php5-compatibility-layer/issues)GPL-3.0PHPPHP ^7.0

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php5-compatibility-layer
========================

[](#php5-compatibility-layer)

Implements discontinued php5 functions on php7

Install via composer

```
$ composer require fbraz3/php5-compatibility-layer
```

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance30

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 72.7% 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 ~19 days

Total

5

Last Release

2698d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10731570?v=4)[Felipe Braz](/maintainers/fbraz3)[@fbraz3](https://github.com/fbraz3)

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Top Contributors

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