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cakephp/filesystem
==================

CakePHP filesystem convenience classes to help you work with files and folders.

4.6.3(2y ago)19179.1k↑56.7%9MITPHPPHP >=7.4.0

Since May 16Pushed 1mo ago26 watchersCompare

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This package has been deprecated.
=================================

[](#this-package-has-been-deprecated)

CakePHP Filesystem Library
--------------------------

[](#cakephp-filesystem-library)

The Folder and File utilities are convenience classes to help you read from and write/append to files; list files within a folder and other common directory related tasks.

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

Create a folder instance and search for all the `.php` files within it:

```
use Cake\Filesystem\Folder;

$dir = new Folder('/path/to/folder');
$files = $dir->find('.*\.php');
```

Now you can loop through the files and read from or write/append to the contents or simply delete the file:

```
foreach ($files as $file) {
    $file = new File($dir->pwd() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $file);
    $contents = $file->read();
    // $file->write('I am overwriting the contents of this file');
    // $file->append('I am adding to the bottom of this file.');
    // $file->delete(); // I am deleting this file
    $file->close(); // Be sure to close the file when you're done
}
```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Please make sure you check the [official documentation](https://book.cakephp.org/4/en/core-libraries/file-folder.html)

###  Health Score

56

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance58

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity39

Limited adoption so far

Community33

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity83

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~11 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

280

Last Release

1024d ago

Major Versions

3.8.8 → 4.0.12019-11-20

3.8.12 → 4.0.32020-01-18

3.9.3 → 4.1.72020-10-19

3.9.7 → 4.2.0-beta12020-11-01

3.10.4 → 4.2.112021-05-20

PHP version history (4 changes)3.5.1PHP >=5.6.0

4.0.0-beta1PHP >=7.2.0

3.9.8PHP >=5.6.0,<8.0.0

4.4.0-RC1PHP >=7.4.0

### Community

Maintainers

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