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yunait/forceutf8
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PHP Class Encoding featuring popular Encoding::toUTF8() function --formerly known as forceUTF8()-- that fixes mixed encoded strings.

v1.1(13y ago)216.1kPHP >=5.2.0

Since Feb 18Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/yunait/forceutf8)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/yunait/forceutf8)[ Docs](https://github.com/neitanod/forceutf8)[ RSS](/packages/yunait-forceutf8/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

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###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4837d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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