utf8_encode/utf8_decode Replacement: Modern PHP Encoding Alternatives
You upgrade to PHP 8.2, run your test suite, and the logs fill up with deprecation notices pointing at utf8_encode() and
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Migrating from array() to Short Array Syntax [] in PHP
You open an old PHP file and it’s wall-to-wall array( … ). Somewhere a linter or a teammate is nudging you