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tuupola/slim-fake-mcrypt
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Fake PHP mcrypt extension to enable installing Slim 2.3.\*

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Since May 16Pushed 11y ago2 watchersCompare

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Fake mcrypt extension for Slim
==============================

[](#fake-mcrypt-extension-for-slim)

Slim 2.3.0 introduced a change which [makes mcrypt extension mandatory](https://github.com/codeguy/Slim/pull/523) when using Composer. There are cases when you can not or want not to install the extension. If you still want to use composer add *tuupola/slim-fake-mcrypt* to composer.json and you are good to go.

Problem was fixed in [release 2.4.2](https://github.com/codeguy/Slim/commit/eff176255635ddc867ff447812731807a3305e96). This package exists for historical reasons only.

```
{
  "repositories": [{
      "type": "vcs",
      "url": "https://github.com/tuupola/slim-fake-mcrypt.git"
  }],
  "require": {
    "tuupola/slim-fake-mcrypt": "dev-master",
    "slim/slim": "2.3.*"
  }
}
```

Before
======

[](#before)

```
%composer install
Loading composer repositories with package information
Installing dependencies (including require-dev)
Your requirements could not be resolved to an installable set of packages.

  Problem 1
    - slim/slim 2.3.1 requires ext-mcrypt * -> the requested PHP extension mcrypt is missing from your system.
    - slim/slim 2.3.0 requires ext-mcrypt * -> the requested PHP extension mcrypt is missing from your system.
    - Installation request for slim/slim 2.3.* -> satisfiable by slim/slim[2.3.0, 2.3.1].
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```

After
=====

[](#after)

```
%composer install
Loading composer repositories with package information
Installing dependencies (including require-dev)

  - Installing tuupola/slim-fake-mcrypt (dev-master 8eb1cc4)
    Cloning 8eb1cc4b585e5586a5e86afeaa2ac1871ebcccf4

  - Installing slim/slim (2.3.1)
    Loading from cache

Writing lock file
Generating autoload files
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```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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