ruleset.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="CakePHP2PHP8">
	<!-- Include CakePHP 2 Coding standard rules -->
	<rule ref="CakePHP" />

	<!-- Defined public method with underscore: __tostring(). -->
	<rule ref="CakePHP.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.PublicWithUnderscore">
		<exclude-pattern>lib/Cake/Network/Http/HttpSocketResponse.php</exclude-pattern>
	</rule>

	<rule ref="Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions.Deprecated">
		<!-- Using the deprecated get_magic_quotes_gpc function. -->
		<exclude-pattern>lib/Cake/View/Helper.php</exclude-pattern>
		<!-- Using the deprecated mcrypt_* functions. -->
		<exclude-pattern>lib/Cake/Utility/Security.php</exclude-pattern>
	</rule>

	<rule ref="CakePHP.NamingConventions.UpperCaseConstantName.ConstantNotUpperCase">
		<!-- Want to use Type::class syntax a lot in unit tests, but cakephp-codesniffer is giving false positives. -->
		<exclude-pattern>lib/Cake/Test/Case/*</exclude-pattern>
	</rule>

	<rule ref="CakePHP.Commenting.FunctionComment.Missing">
		<exclude-pattern>lib/Cake/TestSuite/Fixture/CakeFixtureInjector.php</exclude-pattern>
	</rule>
</ruleset>