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initphp/polyfill-php80
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PHP 8.0 Polyfill (DEPRECATED — PHP 8.0 reached End of Life in November 2023; use symfony/polyfill-php80 if you still target legacy PHP 7.x runtimes.)

1.0.1(1mo ago)142MITPHPPHP >=7.0

Since Aug 17Pushed 1mo ago1 watchersCompare

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InitPHP PHP 8.0 Polyfill
========================

[](#initphp-php-80-polyfill)

> ## ⚠️ DEPRECATED — No Longer Maintained
>
> [](#️-deprecated--no-longer-maintained)
>
> **PHP 8.0 reached End of Life in November 2023.** Maintaining a polyfill for an EOL runtime is no longer meaningful, and this package is no longer maintained.
>
> If you still need PHP 8.0 functions on a PHP 7.x runtime (we strongly recommend upgrading instead), please use the actively maintained:
>
> **➡️ [`symfony/polyfill-php80`](https://github.com/symfony/polyfill-php80)**
>
> This repository is kept read-only for historical reference. No bug fixes, security updates, or new features will be released.

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PHP 8.0 functions for PHP 7.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require initphp/polyfill-php80

```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Muhammet ŞAFAK](https://www.muhammetsafak.com.tr) <>

License
-------

[](#license)

Copyright © 2022 [MIT License](./LICENSE)

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance92

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1375 days

Total

2

Last Release

41d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4b6b34f3ac8938d8ee52ba3bd260680855dc5715c7b2929d9380de30d15a67dd?d=identicon)[muhammetsafak](/maintainers/muhammetsafak)

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Top Contributors

[![muhammetsafak](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/104234499?v=4)](https://github.com/muhammetsafak "muhammetsafak (2 commits)")

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