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commandstring/encrypt
=====================

A simpler way to encrypt data

v3.0.1(2y ago)27321MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Aug 24Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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[CommandString/Encrypt](https://packagist.org/packages/commandstring/encrypt) - A simpler way to encrypt data in PHP
====================================================================================================================

[](#commandstringencrypt---a-simpler-way-to-encrypt-data-in-php)

### Install with Composer using `composer require CommandString/Encrypt`

[](#install-with-composer-using-composer-require-commandstringencrypt)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >=8.0
- Basic understanding of PHP OOP
- Composer 2

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

[](#basic-usage)

```
require __DIR__"/vendor/autoload.php";
use CommandString/Encrypt/Encryption;

#                            v >=32 character string            v Encryption method #
$encryptor = new Encryption("MZCdg02STLzrsj05KE3SIL62SSlh2Ij", "AES-256-CTR");

$encryptedString = $encryptor->encrypt("Hello World"); // 2aPpxvxiUc3W3TCK:xJmkuSYDpOIOX9k=
$decryptedString = $encryptor->decrypt($encryptedString"); // Hello World
```

Comparing CommandString/Encrypt to regular encrypting
-----------------------------------------------------

[](#comparing-commandstringencrypt-to-regular-encrypting)

### CommandString/Encrypt

[](#commandstringencrypt)

```
// config.php
require __DIR__"/vendor/autoload.php";
use CommandString/Encrypt/Encryption;

$encryptor = new Encryption("MZCdg02STLzrsj05KE3SIL62SSlh2Ij", "AES-256-CTR");
// ...

// somepage.php
require_once "config.php";

$var = /* some value that needs encrypted */;
$encryptedVar = $encryptor->encrypt($var);
// ...

// someotherpage.php
require_once "config.php";

$encryptedVar = /* retrieved encryptedVar from somepage.php */;
$decryptedVar = $encryptor->decrypt($encryptedVar);
//...
```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 90.9% 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 ~93 days

Recently: every ~116 days

Total

6

Last Release

897d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.1 → v2.0.12022-10-29

v2.0.2 → v3.0.02023-12-02

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=8.0

v2.0.1PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![CommandString](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/44886996?v=4)](https://github.com/CommandString "CommandString (10 commits)")[![freezemage0](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/48737675?v=4)](https://github.com/freezemage0 "freezemage0 (1 commits)")

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