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====== PHP RFC: Unbundle unmaintained extensions in PHP 8 ======
  * Version: 0.2.0
  * Date: 2020-04-25 (Version 0.1.0: 2019-07-15)
  * Author: George Peter Banyard <girgias@php.net>
  * Status: Draft
  * Target version: PHP 8.0
  * First Published at: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/unbunle-unmaintained-extensions-php8

===== Introduction =====

The RFC proposes to unbundle or assign the PHP Project as a maintainer for the listed extension in PHP 8 following the [[rfc:umaintained_extensions|Cleaning up unmaintained extensions RFC]].

For a full list of currently unmaintained extensions please refer to this page: https://wiki.php.net/extensions-unmaintained

The following list provides a short overview of the extensions proposed to be unbundled from php-src in this RFC.

  * Database extensions
     * The DBA extension
     * The ODBC database extension
     * The ODBC PDO Driver extension
     * The Firebird PDO Driver extension
  * XML extensions
     * The XML-RPC extension
     * The SimpleXML extension
     * The XML Parser (xml) extension
     * The XSL extension
  * Human Language and Character Encoding Support extensions
     * The Enchant extension
     * The GetText extension
     * The Pspell extension
     * The iconv extension
  * Process Control Extensions
     * The PCNTL (Process control) extension
     * The POSIX extension
     * The Shared Memory (shmop) extension
     * The System V Semaphore extensions (which contains sysvem, sysvsh, and sysvmsg)
  * Network and Service extensions
     * The FTP extension
     * The SNMP extension
     * The Sockets extension
  * Variable and Type Related Extensions
     * The Filter extension
  * Mathematical Extensions
     * The BC Math extension 
  * Other extensions
     * The Calendar extension
     * The Readline extension
     * The Tidy extension

The following extensions are considered maintained by the currently named maintainer:
  * mysqlnd: Johannes Schlüter <johannes@php.net> (2008 - 2018)
  * oci8: Christopher Jones <sixd@php.net> (2007 - 2017)
  * pdo_dblib: Adam Baratz <adambaratz@php.net> (2016 - 2017)
  * pdo_oci: Christopher Jones <sixd@php.net> (2007 - 2017)
  * soap: Dmitry Stogov <dmitry@php.net> (2004 - 2018)
  * date: Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> (2005 - 2018)
  * exif: Kalle Sommer Nielsen <kalle@php.net> (2010 - 2018)
  * hash: Anatol Belski <ab@php.net> (2014 - 2018)
  * json: Jakub Zelenka <bukka@php.net> (2014 - 2018)
  * ldap: Côme Bernigaud <mcmic@php.net> (2015 - 2017)
  * sodium: Frank Denis <jedisct1@php.net> (2017 - 2017)


===== Proposal =====
Each extension is voted separately and requires a 2/3 majority to be unbundled otherwise the PHP Project is named as a maintainer for the extension until the next call for Maintainers.\\
The number of bugs for each extension is accurate at the time of writing (2019-07-16)

==== Database extensions ====
=== The DBA extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2013.\\
There are currently 1 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The ODBC extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2004.\\
There are currently 42 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The ODBC PDO Driver extension ===
This extension never had a named maintainer.\\
There are currently 26 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The Firebird PDO Driver extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2007.\\
There are currently 4 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

==== XML Extensions ====
=== The XML-RPC extension ===
This extension has been orphaned.\\
There are currently 3 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The SimpleXML extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2008.\\
There are currently 23 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The XML Parser (xml) extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2013.\\
There are currently 3 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs and 1 suspended bug for this extension on the bug tracker (XML Related label).

=== The XSL extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2010.\\
There are currently 5 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

==== Human Language and Character Encoding Support ====
=== The Enchant extension ===
This extension never had a named maintainer.\\
There are currently no open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The GetText extension ===
This extension never had a named maintainer.\\
There are currently 4 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The Pspell extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2004.\\
There are currently 2 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The iconv extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2010.\\
There are currently 3 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

==== Process Control Extensions ====
=== The PCNTL (Process control) extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2010.\\
There are currently 11 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The POSIX extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2000.\\
There are currently 1 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The Shared Memory (shmop) extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2008.\\
No category under which to file bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The System V Semaphore extensions (which contains sysvem, sysvsh, and sysvmsg) ===
This extension never had a named maintainer.\\
There are currently 9 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

==== Network and Service extensions ====
=== The FTP extension ===
This extension never had a named maintainer.\\
There are currently 17 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The SNMP extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2013.\\
There are currently 4 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The Sockets extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2000.\\
There are currently 21 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

==== Variable and Type Related Extensions ====
=== The Filter extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2011.\\
There are currently 26 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

==== Mathematical Extensions ====
=== The BC Math extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2004.\\
There are currently 2 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

==== Other extensions ====
=== The Calendar extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2004.\\
There are currently no open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs and 1 suspended bug for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The Readline extension ===
This extension never had a named maintainer.\\
There are currently 6 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

=== The Tidy extension ===
This extension hasn't had a maintainer since 2012.\\
There are currently 4 open/verified/analysed/assigned bugs for this extension on the bug tracker.

===== Backward Incompatible Changes =====
Code using these extensions will need to install the corresponding extension via PECL or port them to a better-maintained extension.

===== Changelog =====
Version 0.1.0: Initial RFC \\
Version 0.2.0: Drop extensions which are deemed essential \\

===== References =====
[[rfc:umaintained_extensions|Cleaning up unmaintained extensions RFC]] \\
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