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chindit/archive
===============

A simple handler to extract any type of archive

0.1.1(4y ago)067AGPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=8.0.2

Since Apr 23Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP Archive
===========

[](#php-archive)

A simple archive handler in PHP

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

[](#installation)

Simply add this package to your `composer.json`

```
composer require chindit/archive
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Usage is really simple.

Just call the `extract` method of the `Archive` class, and that's it.

```
$isExtractionSuccessful = Chindit\Archive::extract('/path/to/my/archive.zip', '/path/to/extract');
```

Supported formats
-----------------

[](#supported-formats)

At the moment, only ZIP, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2 and RAR are supported.

Please note that you need either `php-rar` extension or `unrar` binary available on your system in order to process `.rar` files.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

1530d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2115451?v=4)[David Lumaye](/maintainers/chindit)[@chindit](https://github.com/chindit)

---

Top Contributors

[![chindit](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2115451?v=4)](https://github.com/chindit "chindit (18 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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