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christian-pletz/downloader
==========================

This library allows you to easily download content by url.

0.0.4(7y ago)010MITPHPPHP >=7.0CI failing

Since Apr 20Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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Downloader Library by Christian Pletz
=====================================

[](#downloader-library-by-christian-pletz)

This library allows you to easily download content by url.

The downloader offers the following features
--------------------------------------------

[](#the-downloader-offers-the-following-features)

- Define post data
- Http auth
- SSL host check
- Define headers

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

[](#installation)

```
my-project$ composer require christian-pletz/downloader
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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 ~83 days

Total

4

Last Release

2695d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/44268cfc5d1666bf983401a3ec10870fba834874e8f571a04648ef56785ea43e?d=identicon)[christian-pletz](/maintainers/christian-pletz)

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Top Contributors

[![ChrisP-79](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/259882073?v=4)](https://github.com/ChrisP-79 "ChrisP-79 (6 commits)")

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Tags

curldownloader

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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