rectorphp/rector

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10407 stars · 743 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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Rector is a PHP CLI tool that performs instant upgrades and automated refactoring of PHP codebases using AST-based rules. It supports upgrades from PHP 5.3 to 8.5 and framework migrations for projects like Symfony, PHPUnit, and Doctrine.

Use cases

• upgrade php codebase to php 8
• automatically migrate symfony framework version
• refactor legacy php code automatically
• run automated code quality checks in ci
• upgrade phpunit tests to latest version
• modernize legacy php 5.3 application

When to choose

• you need to upgrade PHP or framework versions with minimal manual effort
• you want continuous automated refactoring in CI to maintain code quality
• you maintain a large legacy PHP codebase that needs modernization

When to avoid

• your project is not written in PHP
• you need one-off manual refactoring with full human control over every change
• your codebase is untyped procedural code with no OOP structure, where Rector works less effectively

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools build-tool code-review parser developer-tools programming-languages web-development php cli cross-platform php-ast automated-refactoring code-upgrades legacy-modernization static-analysis automation

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