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cornford/packtpublr
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An easy way to collect free learning ebooks from Packtpub.

v1.2.0(9y ago)421MITPHPPHP >=5.5.0

Since Sep 8Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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An easy way to redeem free learning e-books from Packtpublr
===========================================================

[](#an-easy-way-to-redeem-free-learning-e-books-from-packtpublr)

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Think of packtpublr as an easy way to redeem free learning e-books from Packtpublr, providing a variety of helpers to speed up the utilisation. These include:

- `$instance->login`
- `$instance->redeem`
- `$instance->logout`
- `$instance->run`
- `$instance->getHttpClient`
- `$instance->setHttpClient`
- `$instance->getCookieSubscriber`
- `$instance->setCookieSubscriber`
- `$instance->getResponseBody`
- `$instance->getResponseCode`
- `$instance->getResponseHeaders`

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

[](#installation)

Begin by installing this package through Composer. Edit your project's `composer.json` file to require `cornford/packtpublr`.

```
"require": {
	"cornford/packtpublr": "2.*"
}

```

Finally, update Composer from the Terminal:

```
composer update

```

That's it! You're all set to go.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

You can now configure Packtpublr in a few simple steps. Open `src/config/config.example.php` and save it as `src/config/config.php` and update the options as needed.

- `email` - Packtpub email address.
- `password` - Packtpub password.

Schedule
--------

[](#schedule)

You can set Packtpublr to run as a scheduled item using a Crontab. Firstly run `crontab -e` and add the following line:

`0 9 * * * /php /index.php 2>&1`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

It's really as simple as using the Packtpublr class in any Controller / Model / File you see fit with:

`$instance = new Packtpublr(['email' => 'email@address.com', 'password' => 'Password'])`

This will give you access to

- [Login](#login)
- [Redeem](#redeem)
- [Logout](#logout)
- [Run](#run)

### Login

[](#login)

The `login` method will login to Packtpublr, with optional parameters for email address and password.

```
$instance->login();
$instance->login('email@address.com', 'Password');

```

### Redeem

[](#redeem)

The `redeem` method will redeem the current free learning item on Packtpublr.

```
$instance->redeem();

```

### Logout

[](#logout)

The `logout` method will logout of Packtpublr.

```
$instance->logout();

```

### Run

[](#run)

The `run` method will run a request cycle of login, reddem and logout, with optional parameters for running in console, email address and password.

```
$instance->logout();
$instance->logout(false, 'email@address.com', 'Password');

```

### License

[](#license)

Packtpublr is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

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 ~6 days

Total

3

Last Release

3522d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/fcf41bf377df077c60272fea95b86b221e6923caa6f4075a519ac161186534ed?d=identicon)[bradcornford](/maintainers/bradcornford)

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