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appstract/php-hostsfile
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Read & Write Entries From the HostsFile with PHP

1.0.0(8y ago)131.1k1MITPHPPHP >=5.5

Since Apr 18Pushed 8y ago4 watchersCompare

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PHP HostsFile
=============

[](#php-hostsfile)

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Read & Write Entries From the HostsFile with PHP.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require appstract/php-hostsfile
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$host = new Appstract\HostsFile\Processor($path); // optional path to the file

$host->getLines(); // get all lines in the hostsfile
$host->addLine($ip, $domain, $aliases); // add a new line to the hostsfile
$host->set($ip, $domain, $aliases); // add a new line and overwrite any existing
$host->removeLine($domain); // remove a line from the hostsfile by domain
$host->save(); // save the changes to the hostsfile
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions are welcome, [thanks to y'all](https://github.com/appstract/php-hostsfile/graphs/contributors) :)

About Appstract
---------------

[](#about-appstract)

Appstract is a small team from The Netherlands. We create (open source) tools for webdevelopment and write about related subjects on [Medium](https://medium.com/appstract). You can [follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/teamappstract), [buy us a beer](https://www.paypal.me/teamappstract/10) or [support us on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/appstract).

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92.9% 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 ~39 days

Recently: every ~65 days

Total

8

Last Release

3084d ago

Major Versions

0.3.0 → 1.0.02018-01-22

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1470623?v=4)[Gijs Jorissen](/maintainers/gizburdt)[@gizburdt](https://github.com/gizburdt)

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![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3015449?v=4)[Olav van Schie](/maintainers/ovanschie)[@ovanschie](https://github.com/ovanschie)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17406280?v=4)[Teun de Kleijne](/maintainers/teuunn)[@teuunn](https://github.com/teuunn)

---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

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