One of the error levels PHP previously emitted was E_STRICT, on code
that was not strictly correct to ensure interoperability and forward
compatibility. PHP 7.0 converted the majority of existing E_STRICT
warnings to E_NOTICE, and since PHP 8.0, all E_STRICT notices have
changed to E_NOTICE.
Because all of the E_STRICT notices are upgraded to E_NOTICE since PHP
8.0, PHP 8.4 deprecates the E_STRICT constant.
The E_STRICT constant is deprecated in PHP 8.4. Using the constant
anywhere in PHP code now emits a deprecation notice in PHP 8.4 and
later.
The E_STRICT constant will be removed in PHP 9.0.
PHP core and core extensions since PHP 8.0 and later do not emit
E_STRICT notices at all. It is safe to assume that any PHP applications
that run on PHP 8.0 and later will never encounter E_STRICT notices, and
error reporting and handling can be safely updated to ignore E_STRICT
notices.
See: https://php.watch/versions/8.4/E_STRICT-deprecated
Signed-off-by: Daniel Ziegenberg <daniel@ziegenberg.at>
Improvements include:
* Alternative location might be useful when server administrator wants to maintain
a local copy of component cache instead of using shared $CFG->cachedir.
* Component caching is now enabled in behat tests which should improve performance.
* Standardised ignoring of component caching.
* Fixed debug mode in ABORT_AFTER_CONFIG scripts.
* General documentation improvements.
Andrew Nicols