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aladdindev/php-youtube-dl
=========================

A PHP script to help download your videos from Youtube

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php-youtube-dl
==============

[](#php-youtube-dl)

A PHP script to help you download your videos from Youtube

[![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5e11d2a1f11b02ace3dc69fd1d22bbb493f96ad0cf51b6b4adf67fe658d858b7/687474703a2f2f7777772e616c61646469616e2e636f6d2f696d672f7974646c2e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5e11d2a1f11b02ace3dc69fd1d22bbb493f96ad0cf51b6b4adf67fe658d858b7/687474703a2f2f7777772e616c61646469616e2e636f6d2f696d672f7974646c2e706e67)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >=5.3
- PHP CURL extension is optional

PHPYoutubeDL
------------

[](#phpyoutubedl)

### Example #1: Basic download

[](#example-1-basic-download)

```
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';

use PHPYoutubeDl\PHPYoutubeDl;

$php_youtube_dl = new PHPYoutubeDl("http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxx");

$php_youtube_dl->startDownload();
```

### Example #2: Prints direct download link

[](#example-2-prints-direct-download-link)

```
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';

use PHPYoutubeDl\PHPYoutubeDl;

$php_youtube_dl = new PHPYoutubeDl("http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxx");

echo $php_youtube_dl->getDirectLink();
```

### Example #3: With progress function

[](#example-3-with-progress-function)

```
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';

use PHPYoutubeDl\PHPYoutubeDl;

function showProgress($downloaded_size, $download_size){
	echo $downloaded_size / $download_size;
	echo PHP_EOL;
	flush();
}

$php_youtube_dl = new PHPYoutubeDl("http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxx");
$php_youtube_dl->setProgressCallback('showProgress');
$php_youtube_dl->startDownload();
```

php-youtube-dl-cli
------------------

[](#php-youtube-dl-cli)

Download the [PHP script](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aladdindev/php-youtube-dl/master/src/php-youtube-dl-cli.php).

Make sure PHP-CLI is installed and added to your PATH variable.

```
php php-youtube-dl-cli.php -f 28 -t myvideo http://youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxx

```

### Arguments

[](#arguments)

You can use the following arguments:

OptionDescription-cPrints currently used JS cipher function.-t titleSpecify a custom filename. The video ID and the extension will still be appended to this argument.-f formatSpecify a format to download. You can access the list of available format IDs using the -l argument.-lLists the available formats for the provided video.-hPrints the help section.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 90% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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