My temporary PHP fix from 2014 has nearly 20M installs. Today I'm deprecating it
Summary
The author deprecates a 2014 PHP shim that has been installed millions of times, highlighting the long tail risk of widely used open-source code. The article underscores software supply chain security, the importance of vetting dependencies, and migrating to modern URI handling in PHP 8.5. It also cautions that unmanaged legacy code can pose security risks if not properly maintained.