PHPCompatibility
PHP Compatibility check for PHP_CodeSniffer (by PHPCompatibility)
Rector
Instant Upgrades and Automated Refactoring of any PHP 5.3+ code (by rectorphp)
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| PHPCompatibility | Rector | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 113 | |
| 2,121 | 8,222 | |
| 1.2% | 1.9% | |
| 9.0 | 9.9 | |
| 6 days ago | 5 days ago | |
| PHP | PHP | |
| GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only | MIT License |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
PHPCompatibility
Posts with mentions or reviews of PHPCompatibility.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-17.
- Update php?
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What automated tools are there for upgrading old PHP code to the latest PHP versions?
Code Sniffer Compatibility
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Tools to analyse version-specific PHP code?
Check https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibility It's list of PHPCodeSniffer sniffs that can be configured to check for version compatibility.
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Weekly help thread
Use PHP compatibility checker
- What simple tools are available to check which modules in a Drupal 7 installation need to be upgraded to PHP 8 compatible code?
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Php 8.1 on windows all xml functions stopped worked as undefined ?
The PHPCompatibility ruleset for CodeSniffer may help you find the problem: (Note: This ruleset is incomplete and won't find all compatibility problems)
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change versions
If you are well-versed in programming then you might wanna take a look at PHPCompatibility. It will scan your codebase at different PHP version rulesets to point out code that needs upgrading. You will be needing PHPCS for this.
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Tool to assist with PHP migration (Rector?)
I would use either PHPStan or PHP CodeSniffer + PHPCompatibility
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PHP8 is pushing me over the edge ...
Another helpful tool is PHP_CodeSniffer with the PHP Compatibility Coding Standard-ruleset.
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Upgrading existing code
PHP-Compatibility CodeSniffer ruleset
Rector
Posts with mentions or reviews of Rector.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-15.
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Rector keeps your PHP code base fresh and perfect
As part of the journey to PHP perfection, you should embrace Rector. It's a amazing, free, and open-source tool for migrations, code quality, type coverage, pushing PHPStan to the highest levels, and yes, it can even auto-fix your existing code! It seamlessly integrates into the CI process, making your development workflow smoother than ever.
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Starting with Rector PHP: Improving Your PHP Code with Automation
Website: https://getrector.com/
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What Would You Do? PHP 8 and WordPress Theme
If you want a speed boost, there's a tool: https://github.com/rectorphp/rector
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How to investigate PHP 8.0 compatibility in my application
Rector can help automating some changes.
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Materials/Topics for Senior dev new to PHP
Yep... Rector
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Upgrading PHP 7.4 to 8.0
I'd also recommend taking a look at Rector to help automate some of this.
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Avoiding empty() in PHP
rector/rector
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7.4 to 8.x upgrade help
https://github.com/rectorphp/rector might be useful.
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Is it too painful to go from 5.2 to 8.2?
You could give rector a try
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PHP Deprecated: mysql_connect()
If you want to upgdate an old project quickly, I recommend checking out Rector, which, among other uses, can quickly update code from older PHP versions.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing PHPCompatibility and Rector you can also consider the following projects:
Psalm - A static analysis tool for finding errors in PHP applications
PHP CS Fixer - A tool to automatically fix PHP Coding Standards issues
phan - Phan is a static analyzer for PHP. Phan prefers to avoid false-positives and attempts to prove incorrectness rather than correctness.
PHPStan - PHP Static Analysis Tool - discover bugs in your code without running it!
PHP Code Sniffer - PHP_CodeSniffer tokenizes PHP files and detects violations of a defined set of coding standards.
Phpactor - Mainly a PHP Language Server with more features than you can shake a stick at
can-i-php - caniuse.com but for PHP - a searchable list of new and deprecated features in recent PHP versions
php7mar - PHP 7 Migration Assistant Report (MAR)
rector-laravel - Rector upgrades rules for Laravel
PHPCompatibility vs Psalm
Rector vs PHP CS Fixer
PHPCompatibility vs phan
Rector vs PHPStan
PHPCompatibility vs PHP Code Sniffer
Rector vs Phpactor
PHPCompatibility vs PHP CS Fixer
Rector vs PHP Code Sniffer
PHPCompatibility vs can-i-php
Rector vs Psalm
PHPCompatibility vs php7mar
Rector vs rector-laravel