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My temporary PHP fix from 2014 has nearly 20M installs. Today I'm deprecating it

https://jakeasmith.com/blog/http-build-url/
35•jakeasmith•1d ago

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jakeasmith•1d ago
Author here, happy to answer any questions. I never imagined a polyfill for http_build_url would gain so much traction. After 12 years, deprecating it feels like the right move, especially given the new options from the community and PHP itself.
amhoab•36m ago
We used to work together at AOL. Glad to see you on here; I hope you're doing great!
yard2010•11m ago
Reading this threw me back to 2014 - how was working for AOL back then?
Codefrontier•30m ago
Love you kept it alive this long
Sander_Marechal•16m ago
There is nothing as permanent as a temporary fix that works.

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My temporary PHP fix from 2014 has nearly 20M installs. Today I'm deprecating it

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35•jakeasmith•1d ago•5 comments

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