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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. rector/rector-downgrade-php ActiveRector-extension[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) rector/rector-downgrade-php =========================== Rector downgrade PHP rules 1.1.0(2y ago)481.0M↑39.5%261MITPHPPHP >=8.2CI passing Since Jun 28Pushed 4d ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/rectorphp/rector-downgrade-php)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/rector/rector-downgrade-php)[ RSS](/packages/rector-rector-downgrade-php/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced yesterday READMEChangelogDependencies (13)Versions (17)Used By (1) Rector Rules for PHP Downgrade ============================== [](#rector-rules-for-php-downgrade) See available [Downgrade rules](https://getrector.com/find-rule?query=downgrade+rules) Install ------- [](#install) This package is already part of [rector/rector](http://github.com/rectorphp/rector) package, so it works out of the box. All you need to do is install the main package, and you're good to go: ``` composer require rector/rector --dev ``` Use Sets -------- [](#use-sets) To add a set to your config, use `Rector\Set\ValueObject\DowngradeLevelSetList` class and pick target set: ``` use Rector\Config\RectorConfig; return RectorConfig::configure() ->withDowngradeSets(php72: true); ``` Then run Rector to downgrade your code to PHP 7.2! ``` vendor/bin/rector ``` How the Downgrade Workflow looks? --------------------------------- [](#how-the-downgrade-workflow-looks) It's simple in the nature. Read these *how-to* posts to get the idea: - [How all Frameworks can Bump to PHP 8.1 and You can Keep Using Older PHP](https://getrector.com/blog/how-all-frameworks-can-bump-to-php-81-and-you-can-use-older-php) - [Introducing ECS Prefixed and Downgraded to PHP 7.1](https://tomasvotruba.com/blog/introducing-ecs-prefixed-and-downgraded-to-php-71/) - [How to bump Minimal PHP Version without Leaving Anyone Behind?](https://getrector.com/blog/how-to-bump-minimal-version-without-leaving-anyone-behind) - [Rector 0.10 Released - with PHP 7.1 Support](https://getrector.com/blog/rector-010-released-with-php71-support) Learn Rector Faster ------------------- [](#learn-rector-faster) Rector is a tool that [we develop](https://getrector.com/) and share for free, so anyone can save hundreds of hours on refactoring. But not everyone has time to understand Rector and AST complexity. You have 2 ways to speed this process up: - read a book - [The Power of Automated Refactoring](https://leanpub.com/rector-the-power-of-automated-refactoring) - hire our experienced team to [improve your code base](https://getrector.com/contact) Both ways support us to and improve Rector in sustainable way by learning from practical projects. ### Health Score 57 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance65 Regular maintenance activity Popularity53 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community29 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity69 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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. 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