[MacPorts] #56188: php72-mcrypt missing

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#56188: php72-mcrypt missing
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  Reporter:  iakoder       |      Owner:  ryandesign
      Type:  request       |     Status:  accepted
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports         |    Version:
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:  php72-mcrypt  |
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Comment (by ryandesign):

 However, mcrypt is considered obsolete. The
 [https://sourceforge.net/p/mcrypt/mailman/message/27604726/ last message
 to the mcrypt-developers mailing list], in 2011, says "mcrypt is dead.
 Don't use it." So perhaps we shouldn't be encouraging people to continue
 using it.

 Why do you need the mcrypt php extension? Looks like in MacPorts we
 currently use it in phpmyadmin, wordpress and ZendFramework2, but those
 dependencies were probably added long ago and I don't know if any of those
 still require mcrypt today.

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