There is nothing as permanent as a temporary fix that works.

Author here, happy to answer any questions. I never imagined a polyfill for http_build_url would gain so much traction. After 12 years, deprecating it feels like the right move, especially given the new options from the community and PHP itself.

Love you kept it alive this long

We used to work together at AOL. Glad to see you on here; I hope you're doing great!