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polyfills/array-first-array-last
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PHP: Provides a user-land polyfill for `array\_first` and `array\_last` functions added in PHP 8.5.

v1.0.1(1y ago)35.5k↓31.7%2MITPHPPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0CI passing

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`array_first` and `array_last` polyfills
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[](#array_first-and-array_last-polyfills)

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Provides user-land PHP polyfills for the `array_first` and `array_last` functions added in PHP 8.5.

Requires PHP 7.3 or later. Not supported on PHP 8.5 because these functions are natively implemented in PHP 8.5.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require polyfills/array-first-array-last
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Simply use the `array_first` and `array_last` functions as if they were declared already.

Contributions
-------------

[](#contributions)

Contributions are welcome either as a GitHub issue or a PR to this repo.

###  Health Score

36

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LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance51

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% 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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

389d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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