Re: Checking code for PHP 8.1.6 compatibility before upgrade

On 5/30/22 10:06, Ian Evans wrote:
> Long story short, due to some health issues in the past few years, I am WAY
> behind in upgrading my server and PHP. Still running php 5.5.9!
> 
> Is there a script that can "lint" my code and tell me what is completely
> broken if I move to 8.1 and what can wait for a weekend and a pot of
> coffee? And if so, can that script be run on a 5.5.9 system or do I need to
> spin up a cheap VPS with 8.1 and run it against the code there?
> 
> Thanks for any advice.
> 

Check out Rector. It was made for your use case. https://getrector.org

I've never used it myself, but the maintainers are active and 
approachable, and I'm sure they can help with any issues you face.

Best of luck!

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Cheers,
Ben