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symfony/polyfill-php86
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Symfony polyfill backporting some PHP 8.6+ features to lower PHP versions

v1.38.0(2w ago)33.7M↑48.1%8MITPHP >=7.2

Since Apr 10Compare

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The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/symfony/polyfill-php86).

###  Health Score

50

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FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance97

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity49

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity32

Early-stage or recently created project

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 ~9 days

Total

6

Last Release

15d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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

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