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aphexx/php-vpk-reader
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Library for reading VPK (Valve Pack File).

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Since Feb 18Pushed 10y ago2 watchersCompare

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PHP VPK Reader
==============

[](#php-vpk-reader)

VPK archive reader in PHP

### Reading file contents

[](#reading-file-contents)

```
$vpk_file = 'package_dir.vpk';
$vpk = new VPKReader\VPK($vpk_file);
$data = $vpk->read_file('/path/to/file.txt', 10000);
echo $data;
```

### Getting directory tree

[](#getting-directory-tree)

```
$vpk_file = 'package_dir.vpk';
$vpk = new VPKReader\VPK($vpk_file);
$ent_tree = $vpk->vpk_entries

$print_tree = function($node, $pwd='') use (&$print_tree){
        if(!is_null($node) && count($node) > 0) {
                if(is_array($node)){
                        echo '';
                        foreach($node as $name=>$subn) {
                                $fp = "$pwd/$name";
                                echo "$fp";
                                $print_tree($subn, $fp);
                                echo '';
                        }
                        echo '';
                }else{ // Node
                        echo " | size: $node->size bytes";
                }
        }
};
$print_tree($ent_tree);
```

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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