diff --git a/src/Command/BakeMigrationDiffCommand.php b/src/Command/BakeMigrationDiffCommand.php
index 3742566..6354951 100644
--- a/src/Command/BakeMigrationDiffCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/BakeMigrationDiffCommand.php
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ protected function checkSync()
             $lastVersion = $this->migratedItems[0]['version'];
             $lastFile = end($this->migrationsFiles);
 
-            return (bool)strpos($lastFile, (string)$lastVersion);
+            return (bool)strpos((string) $lastFile, (string)$lastVersion);
         }
 
         return false;
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ protected function getCurrentSchema()
         }
         $collection = $connection->getSchemaCollection();
         foreach ($this->tables as $table) {
-            if (preg_match('/^.*phinxlog$/', $table) === 1) {
+            if (preg_match('/^.*phinxlog$/', (string) $table) === 1) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ public function template(): string
      */
     public function getOptionParser(): ConsoleOptionParser
     {
-        $parser = parent::getOptionParser();
+        $parser = null;
 
         $parser->addArgument('name', [
             'help' => 'Name of the migration to bake. Can use Plugin.name to bake migration files into plugins.',
diff --git a/src/Controller/Component/RefererComponent.php b/src/Controller/Component/RefererComponent.php
index 4bc6c02..b7d0b36 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Component/RefererComponent.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Component/RefererComponent.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public function normalizeUrl($url = null): ?string
      * @param int $status http status code, default is null
      * @return \Cake\Http\Response|null
      */
-    public function redirect($url, int $status = 302): ?Response
+    public function redirect(mixed $url, int $status = 302): ?Response
     {
         $referer = $this->getReferer();
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public function redirect($url, int $status = 302): ?Response
             $referer = null;
         }
 
-        if (strlen($referer) == 0 || $referer == '/') {
+        if (strlen((string) $referer) == 0 || $referer == '/') {
             return $this->getController()->redirect($url, $status);
         } else {
             return $this->getController()->redirect($referer, $status);
diff --git a/src/Controller/Controller.php b/src/Controller/Controller.php
index 8aa1f2c..32febc7 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Controller.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Controller.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public function paginate($object = null, array $settings = [])
 
         try {
             return $this->Paginator->paginate($table, $settings);
-        } catch (NotFoundException $e) {
+        } catch (NotFoundException) {
             $request = $this->getRequest();
             $queryString = $request->getQueryParams();
             if (isset($queryString['page'])) {
diff --git a/src/Database/Type/JsonArrayType.php b/src/Database/Type/JsonArrayType.php
index 07b1db3..b08667d 100644
--- a/src/Database/Type/JsonArrayType.php
+++ b/src/Database/Type/JsonArrayType.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public function manyToPHP(array $values, array $fields, DriverInterface $driver)
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $values[$field] = json_decode($values[$field], false);
+            $values[$field] = json_decode((string) $values[$field], false);
         }
 
         return $values;
diff --git a/src/Filesystem/FileApi.php b/src/Filesystem/FileApi.php
index e31d7e8..aad95e2 100644
--- a/src/Filesystem/FileApi.php
+++ b/src/Filesystem/FileApi.php
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public static function put($tmpFilePath, array $metaData = [])
             $file->meta = $metaData['meta'];
         }
         /** @var array $pathInfo */
-        $pathInfo = pathinfo($metaData['original_filename']);
+        $pathInfo = pathinfo((string) $metaData['original_filename']);
         $file->filename = Text::uuid() . isset($pathInfo['extension']) ? '.' . $pathInfo['extension'] : null;
 
         $folder = new Folder(Configure::read('FileApi.basePath') . $file->category . DS . $file->tag, true, 0755);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public static function resize(string $id, array $options = [])
         // Get additional image data
         try {
             $imageInfo = getimagesize($file->path);
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (Exception) {
             $imageInfo = [];
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Message/StatusMessage.php b/src/Message/StatusMessage.php
index a55c15c..f76fef0 100644
--- a/src/Message/StatusMessage.php
+++ b/src/Message/StatusMessage.php
@@ -159,6 +159,6 @@ public static function toString(string $key)
         $message = static::$_messages[$key]['responseText'] ?? '';
         $type = static::$_messages[$key]['type'] ?? 'notice';
 
-        return trim($message . ' ' . strtoupper($type) . ': ' . $code);
+        return trim($message . ' ' . strtoupper((string) $type) . ': ' . $code);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Model/Entity/File.php b/src/Model/Entity/File.php
index c112e5b..fe92268 100644
--- a/src/Model/Entity/File.php
+++ b/src/Model/Entity/File.php
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ protected function _getBase64()
             $contents = '';
         }
 
-        return 'data:' . $file->mime() . ';base64,' . base64_encode($contents);
+        return 'data:' . $file->mime() . ';base64,' . base64_encode((string) $contents);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Plugin.php b/src/Plugin.php
index 6660b6d..167ca79 100644
--- a/src/Plugin.php
+++ b/src/Plugin.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ protected function findInPath(string $namespace, string $path): array
 
             try {
                 $reflection = new ReflectionClass($class);
-            } catch (ReflectionException $e) {
+            } catch (ReflectionException) {
                 continue;
             }
             if (!$reflection->isInstantiable() || !$reflection->isSubclassOf(BakeCommand::class)) {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ protected function findInPath(string $namespace, string $path): array
 
             // Trim off 'Command' from the name.
             [$ns, $className] = namespaceSplit($class);
-            $name = Inflector::underscore(substr($className, 0, -7));
+            $name = Inflector::underscore(substr((string) $className, 0, -7));
 
             $shortName = $class::defaultName();
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ protected function findInPath(string $namespace, string $path): array
                 $candidates[$shortName] = $class;
             } else {
                 // Commands ending with `_all` should be ` all` instead.
-                if (substr($name, -4) === '_all') {
+                if (str_ends_with($name, '_all')) {
                     $name = substr($name, 0, -4) . ' all';
                 }
                 $candidates["bake {$name}"] = $class;
diff --git a/src/Routing/Middleware/SessionTimeoutMiddleware.php b/src/Routing/Middleware/SessionTimeoutMiddleware.php
index 13d1ac7..4e21e6b 100644
--- a/src/Routing/Middleware/SessionTimeoutMiddleware.php
+++ b/src/Routing/Middleware/SessionTimeoutMiddleware.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public function process(ServerRequestInterface $request, RequestHandlerInterface
         }
 
         /** @var \Cake\Http\ServerRequest $request */
-        if ((!$request->is('ajax') || ($request->getQuery('session_timeout') && strtolower($request->getQuery('session_timeout')) === 'extend')) && $request->getParam('plugin') !== 'DebugKit') {
+        if ((!$request->is('ajax') || ($request->getQuery('session_timeout') && strtolower((string) $request->getQuery('session_timeout')) === 'extend')) && $request->getParam('plugin') !== 'DebugKit') {
             $session->write('SessionTimeoutFilter.lastAccess', time());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Utility/Format.php b/src/Utility/Format.php
index 1736288..c9042b7 100644
--- a/src/Utility/Format.php
+++ b/src/Utility/Format.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public static function phone(string $phone, array $formats = [], string $extForm
         ];
 
         $phone = self::parsePhone($phone, true);
-        $format = !empty($formats[strlen($phone['string'])]) ? $formats[strlen($phone['string'])] : '';
+        $format = !empty($formats[strlen((string) $phone['string'])]) ? $formats[strlen((string) $phone['string'])] : '';
         $formattedPhone = self::formatString($phone['string'], $format);
 
         if (!empty($phone['parts']['ext'])) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public static function maskString(string $string = '', string $format = '', stri
                 $spos++;
             } else {
                 $result .= substr($format, $fpos, 1);
-                if (strpos($ignore, substr($format, $fpos, 1)) === false) {
+                if (!str_contains($ignore, substr($format, $fpos, 1))) {
                     ++$spos;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/Utility/Muddle.php b/src/Utility/Muddle.php
index e49b802..b4cf76b 100644
--- a/src/Utility/Muddle.php
+++ b/src/Utility/Muddle.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Muddle
      * @param string $separator The separator character
      * @return bool True/False did the value get inserted
      */
-    public static function insert(array &$array, $path, $value, string $separator = '.'): bool
+    public static function insert(array &$array, $path, mixed $value, string $separator = '.'): bool
     {
         if (!is_array($path)) {
             $path = explode($separator, $path);
diff --git a/src/View/Helper/FormHelper.php b/src/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
index 78a62d7..ae90099 100644
--- a/src/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
+++ b/src/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public function postLink(string $title, $url = null, array $options = []): strin
 
         $requestMethod = 'POST';
         if (!empty($options['method'])) {
-            $requestMethod = strtoupper($options['method']);
+            $requestMethod = strtoupper((string) $options['method']);
             unset($options['method']);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/View/Helper/TableHelper.php b/src/View/Helper/TableHelper.php
index 9ea242d..da9cd1d 100644
--- a/src/View/Helper/TableHelper.php
+++ b/src/View/Helper/TableHelper.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public function header(string $key, $title = null, array $options = []): string
             $keyArr = explode('.', $key); // As Model names are now required for all fields, remove the base model from the title
             $title = array_pop($keyArr);
 
-            if (strpos($title, '.') !== false) {
+            if (str_contains($title, '.')) {
                 $title = str_replace('.', ' ', $title);
             }
 
diff --git a/templates/element/paginate.php b/templates/element/paginate.php
index d937da7..a7466b7 100644
--- a/templates/element/paginate.php
+++ b/templates/element/paginate.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                     'data-url' => Cake\Routing\Router::url(['?' => $this->getRequest()->getQuery()]),
                     'data-update' => $this->fetch('ajax_update_element'),
                     'options' => !empty($paginatorOptions['limit']['options']) && is_array($paginatorOptions['limit']['options']) ? $paginatorOptions['limit']['options'] : [20 => 20, 40 => 40, 60 => 60, 80 => 80, 100 => 100],
-                    'default' => $this->getRequest()->getQuery('limit') ? $this->getRequest()->getQuery('limit') : $paginatorOptions['limit']['default'] ?? 20,
+                    'default' => $this->getRequest()->getQuery('limit') ?: $paginatorOptions['limit']['default'] ?? 20,
                     'templates' => [
                         'select' => '<select class="input-xs ' . ($this->layout == 'ajax' ? 'ajax-set-pagination-limit' : 'set-pagination-limit') . '"{{attrs}}>{{content}}</select>',
                         'inputContainer' => 'Show: {{content}}',
diff --git a/templates/layout/error.php b/templates/layout/error.php
index ac1089e..4a027cd 100644
--- a/templates/layout/error.php
+++ b/templates/layout/error.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ function each(els, cb) {
                                         <?= h($this->fetch('title')) ?>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="col text-right">
-                                        <small><?= get_class($error) ?></small>
+                                        <small><?= $error::class ?></small>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
diff --git a/templates/layout/pdf/default.php b/templates/layout/pdf/default.php
index 9fa41d2..a7bcd37 100644
--- a/templates/layout/pdf/default.php
+++ b/templates/layout/pdf/default.php
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 } else {
     $this->prepend('css', $this->Html->css(['app.min.css?cb=' . Configure::read('CacheBuster.cssCB')], ['fullBase' => true]));
 }
-$sanitize = function ($strIn) {
-    return preg_replace('/[\`\$]/i', '', $strIn);
-};
+$sanitize = fn($strIn) => preg_replace('/[\`\$]/i', '', (string) $strIn);
 if ($this instanceof \CakePdf\View\PdfView) {
     $this->renderer()->header([
         'left' => $this->fetch('pageNumbers') ? 'Page [page] of [toPage]' : '',