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coderofsalvation/browser-stream
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stream text to browser in realtime without using websockets or ajax.

03002PHP

Since Aug 19Pushed 5y ago2 watchersCompare

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BrowserStream
=============

[](#browserstream)

 [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/95eb37386010134c836679c4cfc5d845fbf78a732a445d4dcc35e6a579256f45/687474703a2f2f7777772e67696662696e2e636f6d2f62696e2f3132323031342f313431373536313335375f72697665725f73757266696e672e676966)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/95eb37386010134c836679c4cfc5d845fbf78a732a445d4dcc35e6a579256f45/687474703a2f2f7777772e67696662696e2e636f6d2f62696e2f3132323031342f313431373536313335375f72697665725f73757266696e672e676966)

Stream text to browser in realtime without using websockets. Think simple text progressbars, logging, longrunning tasks, terminal output etc. Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$ composer require coderofsalvation/BrowserStream

```

and then

```

```

Now go to your browser and you'll see 'loading' and dots being added every second OH MY! :)

[![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coderofsalvation/BrowserStream/master/anim.gif?2)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coderofsalvation/BrowserStream/master/anim.gif?2)

Test it with curl like so:

```
$ curl -H "Accept: text/event-stream" -N -s "http://localhost/foo.php"

```

Apache Gzip == no worky
-----------------------

[](#apache-gzip--no-worky)

Usually apache gzips the output of php. This is not good if you want realtime output. Therefore disable apache gzip buffering in .htaccess for a particular (realtime streaming) url like so:

```
	RewriteRule ^(yoururl)$ $1 [NS,E=no-gzip:1,E=dont-vary:1]

```

License
-------

[](#license)

BSD

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

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Maintainers

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