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smalot / pdfparser

PdfParser, a standalone PHP library, provides various tools to extract data from a PDF file.
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Dropping support for PHP 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3? #685

Open k00ni opened 4 months ago

k00ni commented 4 months ago

PHP versions prior 8.1 are end of life and therefore not supported anymore (source: https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php). But there are many (Open Source) projects which still rely on them. If your module/CMS has to support PHP 7.1-7.3 and is relying on PDFParser, feel free to comment.

I am for a practical approach: as long as there is no need, don't drop support for old versions. But newer PHP versions provide features which make development easier/safer/more stable ... . To ease development (e.g. support stronger typing), drop PHP 7.1-7.3, but at least for ~ 6 months keep PHP 7.4 support.

Everyone is invited to express their opinion on whether we should maintain support for the following PHP versions:

A simple vote would also help us: Please vote :+1: for dropping support or :-1: for keeping it.

CC @smalot @j0k3r @GreyWyvern @likemusic @rubenvanerk @Connum

j0k3r commented 4 months ago

Dropping is ok for me 👍🏼

k00ni commented 3 months ago

Just for reference: https://packagist.org/packages/smalot/pdfparser/php-stats shows that approximately 6% of our users are still on PHP 7.3 or below.