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13dagger/mutex
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Simple MutEx lock implementation based on directory creation

v1.0.1(7y ago)124GPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=5.4

Since Nov 8Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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Simple MutEx lock implementation.

Gives you the easy way to check that your script runs as the only instance.

#### Basics

[](#basics)

1. try to lock, if ok -> run your program, else stop
2. unlock when finished the job

#### Usage as php library

[](#usage-as-php-library)

```
if (Mutex::lock('example_job')) {
    // doing a job
}

```

by default library registers shutdown function to unlock, you can change this by changing the `Mutex::$autoUnlock` to false and using `Mutex::unlock()` method

#### Usage as linux command

[](#usage-as-linux-command)

install:

```
./install

```

lock:

```
mutex lock some_action

```

unlock:

```
mutex unlock some_action

```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2745d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7604bf31dd5555628411330f56142fdd162bb24409af0649fd393320f112ca9a?d=identicon)[13dagger](/maintainers/13dagger)

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Top Contributors

[![13DaGGeR](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/749037?v=4)](https://github.com/13DaGGeR "13DaGGeR (15 commits)")

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Tags

mutexlockserver task

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