PHP Compatibility Index

Is Better WordPress Minify compatible with PHP 8?

Version 1.3.3 · 7,000+ active installs

Breaks on PHP 8.0

Better WordPress Minify 1.3.3 uses PHP features that were removed in PHP 8.0. Sites running this version on PHP 8.0 or newer can show errors when that code runs.

PHP 8.0
✗ 28
PHP 8.1
✗ 28
PHP 8.2
✗ 28
PHP 8.3
✗ 28
PHP 8.4
✗ 28
PHP 8.5
✗ 28

✓ no problems · ⚠ deprecation notices only (still works) · ✗ uses something removed in that PHP version

Not updated for 8.9 years. Nobody seems to maintain this plugin, so problems found here are unlikely to be fixed. If your site uses it, look for a maintained alternative before upgrading PHP.
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What breaks on PHP 8.0

File:lineWhat
min/lib/FirePHP.php:934Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $name{0}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1107Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $utf8{0}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1108Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $utf8{0}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1109Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $utf8{1}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1114Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $utf8{0}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1115Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $utf8{1}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1116Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $utf8{1}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1117Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $utf8{2}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1169Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1192Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1197Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1203Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 1}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1213Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 1}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1214Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 2}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1224Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 1}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1225Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 2}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1226Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 3}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1236Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 1}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1237Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 2}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1238Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 3}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1239Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 4}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1249Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 1}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1250Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 2}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1251Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 3}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1252Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 4}
min/lib/FirePHP.php:1253Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $var{$c + 5}
min/lib/HTTP/ConditionalGet.php:321Function get_magic_quotes_gpc() is deprecated since PHP 7.4 and removed since PHP 8.0
min/lib/Minify/ImportProcessor.php:190Curly brace syntax for accessing array elements and string offsets has been deprecated in PHP 7.4 and removed in PHP 8.0. Found: $path{0}

Deprecated (works today, logs notices)

File:lineWhat
includes/class-bwp-framework-improved.php:137The boolean cast is deprecated since PHP 8.5; Use (bool) instead
min/lib/FirePHP.php:557The constant "E_STRICT" is deprecated since PHP 8.4
min/lib/FirePHP.php:979Function utf8_encode() is deprecated since PHP 8.2; Use mb_convert_encoding(), UConverter::transcode() or iconv instead
min/lib/Minify/JS/ClosureCompiler.php:97Function curl_close() is deprecated since PHP 8.5
min/lib/MrClay/Cli.php:110Implicitly marking a parameter as nullable is deprecated since PHP 8.4. Update the type to be explicitly nullable instead. Found implicitly nullable parameter: $arg.

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