These changes will fix: PHP8.4 issues
Deprecated: phpCAS::client(): Implicitly marking parameter $sessionHandler as nullable is deprecated, the explicit nullable type must be used instead in /vendor/apereo/phpcas/source/CAS.php on line 348

Deprecated: phpCAS::proxy(): Implicitly marking parameter $sessionHandler as nullable is deprecated, the explicit nullable type must be used instead in /vendor/apereo/phpcas/source/CAS.php on line 403

Deprecated: CAS_Client::__construct(): Implicitly marking parameter $sessionHandler as nullable is deprecated, the explicit nullable type must be used instead in /vendor/apereo/phpcas/source/CAS/Client.php on line 933

Really hope someone who has the ability to integrate this change will do so. Tested and confirmed it works with PHP 8.4. The changes are so simple...please someone release a phpCAS 1.6.2 version with these simple changes for PHP 8.4 support. It's been 3 months since PHP 8.4 was officially released and we all need this updated version with PHP 8.4 support.

Really hope someone who has the ability to integrate this change will do so. Tested and confirmed it works with PHP 8.4. The changes are so simple...please someone release a phpCAS 1.6.2 version with these simple changes for PHP 8.4 support. It's been 3 months since PHP 8.4 was officially released and we all need this updated version with PHP 8.4 support.

This repo is no longer maintained, we will have to fork it or modify our local version ;(

From what I read here: https://groups.google.com/a/apereo.org/g/cas-user/c/7A4MKl6DIOk/m/WikoKAJ2AgAJ
They are still willing to review PRs... Fingers crossed someone does....

phpCAS Maintainer

We're going to try this after talking with the original developer of phpCAS who unfortunately stepped down and gave back all his privileges last year...

@phy25 Can you help us get this PR approved? Joachim said that you may still have commit privileges. You would make lots of people very happy if you could get this very simple change approved. Thank you!

+1 for this. One of my client is upgrading to PHP8.4 and would profit from this change. I can help to merge / release if needed. Not sure I have time to improve all the code but at least I could maintain compatibility with PHP versions.

Here's from the CAS primary maintainer after reaching out to see if he could help:

I am in no position and possess no relevant skill to review, comment, accept or merge changes, and certainly in no position to release the project. Furthermore, I have no time to spend on these tasks, and at the moment it seems to me that we don't really have a designated replacement in the community with a good enough proven reputation and needed time commitment to carry the torch going forward and be granted access.

I don't quite know the protocol is here; all I can suggest atm is, you can fork the repository and treat it just as any other open source project that is unsustained, not funded and therefore unmaintained and abandoned/stable. You can reach out to the Apereo foundation and discuss this with them. If their decision is that person X is to be given the rights to maintain the project going forward, I can help with that or Apereo itself can.

He maintains CAS itself. phpCAS is not his project and he's never done anything with this project, so I don't fault him in any way and appreciate that he took the time to reply to my email. If someone wants to reach out to Apereo themselves and try to get rights to maintain this phpCAS project going forward, go for it.

Good luck to anyone with more skills that can continue this project, hate to see it go away, but I'm at the extent of my abilities, so I hope someone reaches out to the Apereo group (https://www.apereo.org/contact) and can save this project.

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