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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. appstract/php-hostsfile AbandonedArchivedLibrary appstract/php-hostsfile ======================= Read & Write Entries From the HostsFile with PHP 1.0.0(8y ago)131.0k1MITPHPPHP >=5.5 Since Apr 18Pushed 8y ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/appstract/php-hostsfile)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/appstract/php-hostsfile)[ Docs](https://github.com/appstract/php-hostsfile)[ RSS](/packages/appstract-php-hostsfile/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (2)Versions (9)Used By (1) PHP HostsFile ============= [](#php-hostsfile) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/74f1e519daa30c93b5f9c4010dba19a2435631f1b9b2e76b0a2b0c841d3a8681/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6170707374726163742f7068702d686f73747366696c652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/appstract/php-hostsfile)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/672f07767bbbb4c16e9ec9dcdd6c9f7bbf6431b618bf3b55ebfa2d19e482a651/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6170707374726163742f7068702d686f73747366696c652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/appstract/php-hostsfile)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE.md) 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 77% 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 3038d 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) ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/377001?v=4)[Ronald Krentz](/maintainers/Rokr)[@rokr](https://github.com/rokr) ![](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 [![ovanschie](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3015449?v=4)](https://github.com/ovanschie "ovanschie (26 commits)")[![gizburdt](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1470623?v=4)](https://github.com/gizburdt "gizburdt (2 commits)") --- Tags hostseditorhostsfilephpphpeditorhostsappstracthostsfile ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/appstract-php-hostsfile/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/appstract-php-hostsfile/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/appstract-php-hostsfile) ``` ### Alternatives [larastan/larastan Larastan - Discover bugs in your code without running it. 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