Examining Core Deprecations

Learn about the features and functions that have been removed or deprecated in PHP 8.

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In this lesson, we’ll examine functions and usage that are deprecated in PHP 8. As the PHP language continues to mature, the PHP community is able to suggest to the PHP core development team that certain functions, classes, or even language usage should be removed. If two-thirds of the PHP development team votes in favor of a proposal, it’s adopted for inclusion in a future release of the language.

In the case of functionality to be removed, it is not immediately taken out of the language. Instead, the function, class, method, or usage generates ...