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Zend Framework 3 Components Inventory
List the zendframework/zend-* components you actually use so Laminas migration and PHP upgrades stay proportional.
ZF3’s value for maintainers is explicit components. Migrating “the framework” really means migrating the set of packages in your lockfile—plus your modules that bind them together.
# LEGACY discovery
composer show | grep zendframework
# MODERN verification after migrate
composer show | grep laminas- Map each direct
zendframework/*require to runtime features (MVC, router, input filter, mail…) - Delete unused optional packages before migrate to reduce risk
- Note transitive packages pinned by abandoned plugins
Continue: ZF3 Composer, ZF3 migration.
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