Can't install fzaninotto/faker in Codeigniter 4.3.1

I'm trying to install faker in my Codeigniter project , but I got the following error

  Problem 1
    - fakerphp/faker v1.21.0 conflicts with fzaninotto/faker v1.5.0.
    - fzaninotto/faker[v1.6.0, ..., v1.9.2] require php ^5.3.3 || ^7.0 -> your php version (8.0.9) does not satisfy that requirement.
    - fakerphp/faker is locked to version v1.21.0 and an update of this package was not requested.
    - Root composer.json requires fzaninotto/faker * -> satisfiable by fzaninotto/faker[v1.0.0, ..., v1.9.2].

I've tried running composer update and re-running composer require fzaninotto/faker but I still got the same error. What can I do to fix this? Thanks

Solution

Solution:

Uninstall/remove fzaninotto/faker from your composer.json file since it isn't compatible with your current PHP version (8.0.9) and was abandoned already.

By default, Codeigniter 4 comes with an up-to-date and well-maintained improved alternative (fakerphp/faker) pre-installed/configured.

Reference(s):

fzaninotto/faker This package is abandoned and no longer maintained. No replacement package was suggested.

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