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lombax85/create\_function
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A replacement for the function create\_function for PHP 8

1.0.3(5y ago)41.0k—8.9%MITPHPPHP >=8.0

Since Apr 17Pushed 5y ago2 watchersCompare

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PHP 8 create\_function replacement
==================================

[](#php-8-create_function-replacement)

This repository contains a replacement for the function `create_function` that has been removed from PHP 8

This is a first beta version with some limitations

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

[](#installation)

`composer require lombax85/create_function`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// Simple function
$f = create_function('$a,$b', 'return $a+$b;');
echo $f(1,2); // prints 3

// pass by reference
$f = create_function('&$a', '$a++;');
$a = 1;
$f($a);
echo $a; // prints 2

```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

1903d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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