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str_mask() RFC Proposes Native String Masking for PHP 8.7
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Sep 15 - Sep 22, 2026
 
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3 stories from PHP News
  • str_mask() RFC Proposes Native String Masking for PHP 8.7
  • PEAR RFC Heads to a Vote With a PEAR Maintainer on Board
  • HTTP QUERY Method Support in API Platform 5.0
  • Around the web: 3 links the community sent in.
PHP Core
str_mask() RFC Proposes Native String Masking for PHP 8.7
The str_mask() RFC would add a native function for masking card numbers and tokens in PHP 8.7. Internals wants to know why substr_replace() isn't enough.
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