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symfony/polyfill-php85
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Symfony polyfill backporting some PHP 8.5+ features to lower PHP versions

v1.33.0(10mo ago)4541.6M—0%220MITPHPPHP >=7.2

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Symfony Polyfill / Php85
========================

[](#symfony-polyfill--php85)

This component provides features added to PHP 8.5 core:

- [`get_error_handler` and `get_exception_handler`](https://wiki.php.net/rfc/get-error-exception-handler)
- [`NoDiscard`](https://wiki.php.net/rfc/marking_return_value_as_important)
- [`array_first` and `array_last`](https://wiki.php.net/rfc/array_first_last)
- [`DelayedTargetValidation`](https://wiki.php.net/rfc/delayedtargetvalidation_attribute)
- [`Filter\FilterException class`](https://wiki.php.net/rfc/filter_throw_on_failure)
- [`Filter\FilterFailedException class`](https://wiki.php.net/rfc/filter_throw_on_failure)
- [`locale_is_right_to_left`](https://php.watch/versions/8.5/locale_is_right_to_left-Locale-isRightToleft)

More information can be found in the [main Polyfill README](https://github.com/symfony/polyfill/blob/main/README.md).

License
=======

[](#license)

This library is released under the [MIT license](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

52

↑

FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance77

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity62

Solid adoption and visibility

Community31

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity33

Early-stage or recently created project

 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~55 days

Total

3

Last Release

272d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47313?v=4)[Fabien Potencier](/maintainers/fabpot)[@fabpot](https://github.com/fabpot)

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Top Contributors

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