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block\_io-php/block\_io-php
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Block.io is the easiest way to create wallets, send, and accept payments through Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin. This is its PHP library.

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Block.io PHP
============

[](#blockio-php)

**Current Release**: 3.0.0
**09/10/22**: Support PHP 8.0 and PHP 8.1 only. Simplify dependency to use `doersf/bitcoin-php` package.
**06/09/21**: Minor. Adds support for dynamic decryption algorithms.
**06/01/21**: Maintenance release. Fix Windows missing CACERT error.
**05/27/21**: BREAKING CHANGES. Transaction interfaces have changed. Test thoroughly before use.

PHP wrapper for [Block.io](https://block.io/) for use with [Dogecoin](http://dogecoin.com/), [Bitcoin](http://bitcoin.org/), and [Litecoin](http://litecoin.org). Simple abstraction layer on top of existing API interfaces, and automatic JSON decoding on response.

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

This library requires: gmp, cURL, mbstring, and bcmath extensions. Tested on PHP `8.0`, and PHP `8.1`.

### Warning

[](#warning)

Make sure all PHPUnit tests pass before using this library on your system.

### Usage

[](#usage)

For PHP `8.0+`, install via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
$ composer require block_io-php/block_io-php
```

For PHP `7.2, 7.3, 7.4`, use `v2.0.2` of this library. Install via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

Your `composer.json` will include the forked `bitcoin-php` repository specification:

```
{
    "require":{
	"block_io-php/block_io-php": "2.0.2",
	"bitwasp/bitcoin": "dev-minimal"
    },
    "repositories": [
        {
            "type": "git",
            "url": "https://github.com/doersf/bitcoin-php.git"
        }
    ]
}
```

See examples/ and  for basic usage.

Please see [Block.io PHP Docs](https://block.io/api/simple/php) for details on available calls.

###  Health Score

47

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity48

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community27

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity79

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 97.2% 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 ~119 days

Recently: every ~182 days

Total

26

Last Release

1346d ago

Major Versions

0.2.1 → 1.0.12014-10-05

1.3.5 → 2.0.02021-05-27

2.0.2 → 3.0.02022-09-10

PHP version history (6 changes)0.1PHP >=5.2.0

1.0.1PHP >=5.4.0

v1.2.0PHP >=5.6.0

1.3.0PHP >=7.2.0

2.0.0PHP >=7.2

3.0.0PHP >=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![doersf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6928955?v=4)](https://github.com/doersf "doersf (139 commits)")[![owenvoke](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1899334?v=4)](https://github.com/owenvoke "owenvoke (2 commits)")[![nowackipawel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8414802?v=4)](https://github.com/nowackipawel "nowackipawel (1 commits)")[![patricklodder](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1410115?v=4)](https://github.com/patricklodder "patricklodder (1 commits)")

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Tags

bitcoinlitecoindogecoinblock.ioblock\_io

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