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[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) 4. / 5. zendframework/zend-escaper Abandoned → [laminas/laminas-escaper](/?search=laminas%2Flaminas-escaper)ArchivedLibrary[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) zendframework/zend-escaper ========================== Securely and safely escape HTML, HTML attributes, JavaScript, CSS, and URLs 2.6.1(6y ago)32848.6M↑11.2%28[6 issues](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-escaper/issues)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^5.6 || ^7.0 Since Oct 10Pushed 6y ago19 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-escaper)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/zendframework/zend-escaper)[ RSS](/packages/zendframework-zend-escaper/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (2)Versions (66)Used By (20) zend-escaper ============ [](#zend-escaper) > ## Repository abandoned 2019-12-31 > > [](#repository-abandoned-2019-12-31) > > This repository has moved to [laminas/laminas-escaper](https://github.com/laminas/laminas-escaper). [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8498916c73f233c1b70157f2b919e5745c9694048d4152282e5c1da4721c013b/68747470733a2f2f7365637572652e7472617669732d63692e6f72672f7a656e646672616d65776f726b2f7a656e642d657363617065722e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://secure.travis-ci.org/zendframework/zend-escaper)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/82c811d950bc47eb216fa292df8c310f0e1f17d1c8b42fe37214f552d11ae743/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f7a656e646672616d65776f726b2f7a656e642d657363617065722f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://coveralls.io/github/zendframework/zend-escaper?branch=master) The OWASP Top 10 web security risks study lists Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in second place. PHP’s sole functionality against XSS is limited to two functions of which one is commonly misapplied. Thus, the zend-escaper component was written. It offers developers a way to escape output and defend from XSS and related vulnerabilities by introducing contextual escaping based on peer-reviewed rules. Installation ------------ [](#installation) Run the following to install this library: ``` $ composer require zendframework/zend-escaper ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) Browse the documentation online at Support ------- [](#support) - [Issues](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-escaper/issues/) - [Chat](https://zendframework-slack.herokuapp.com/) - [Forum](https://discourse.zendframework.com/) ### Health Score 54 — FairBetter than 97% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity67 Solid adoption and visibility Community46 Growing community involvement Maturity72 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 72.8% 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. 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