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[![Code Climate](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3d0cfaec32fb3698c8e0eb0ef9291d2481d22883ea22a2dfc4cb942eff0c30af/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636c696d6174652e636f6d2f6769746875622f626f7269737265706c2f626f7269732f6261646765732f6770612e737667)](https://codeclimate.com/github/borisrepl/boris)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/33a868e80646c7c2b27812e15dd706feba9121f28276fd6cc091cafb937dd7c2/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f626f7269737265706c2f626f7269732e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/borisrepl/boris) > **Announcement:** I'm looking to add one or two additional collaborators with commit access. If you are actively involved in open source and have a GitHub profile for review, ping me on Twitter (@d11wtq) to express your interest. Experienced developers with active GitHub projects only. [![Demo](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c0562c06d622822b0567bf9ef901e40293baa05311144baa67078e9e24d98131/687474703a2f2f646c2e64726f70626f782e636f6d2f752f3530383630372f426f72697344656d6f2d76342e676966 "Quick Demo")](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c0562c06d622822b0567bf9ef901e40293baa05311144baa67078e9e24d98131/687474703a2f2f646c2e64726f70626f782e636f6d2f752f3530383630372f426f72697344656d6f2d76342e676966) Python has one. Ruby has one. Clojure has one. Now PHP has one, too. Boris is PHP's missing REPL (read-eval-print loop), allowing developers to experiment with PHP code in the terminal in an interactive manner. If you make a mistake, it doesn't matter, Boris will report the error and stand to attention for further input. Everything you enter into Boris is evaluated and the result inspected so you can understand what is happening. State is maintained between inputs, allowing you to gradually build up a solution to a problem. > **Note:** The PCNTL function which is required to run Boris is not available on Windows platforms. Why? ---- [](#why) I'm in the process of transitioning away from PHP to Ruby. I have come to find PHP's lack of a real REPL to be frustrating and was not able to find an existing implementation that was complete. Boris weighs in at a few hundred lines of fairly straightforward code. Usage ----- [](#usage) Check out our wonderful [wiki](https://github.com/borisrepl/boris/wiki) for usage instructions. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) We're committed to a loosely-coupled architecture for Boris and would love to get your contributions. Before jumping in, check out our **[Contributing](https://github.com/borisrepl/boris/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) [contributing](https://github.com/borisrepl/boris/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)** page on the wiki! Contributing ------------ [](#contributing-1) We're using [PHPUnit](https://phpunit.de/) for testing. To run all the tests, ``` phpunit --bootstrap tests/autoload.php -c tests.xml ``` Core Team --------- [](#core-team) This module was originally developed by [Chris Corbyn](https://github.com/d11wtq), and is now maintained by [Tejas Manohar](https://github.com/tejasmanohar), [Dennis Hotson](https://github.com/dhotson), and [other wonderful contributors](https://github.com/borisrepl/boris/graphs/contributors). Copyright & Licensing ------------------------- [](#copyright--licensing) See the [LICENSE](https://github.com/borisrepl/boris/blob/master/LICENSE) file for details. ### Health Score 53 — FairBetter than 97% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity71 Solid adoption and visibility Community50 Growing community involvement Maturity64 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~70 days Recently: every ~117 days Total 10 Last Release 4097d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/21532?v=4)[Dennis Hotson](/maintainers/dhotson)[@dhotson](https://github.com/dhotson) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c10a0f6659c8a4c2702f957b4a0b48e2852f532d42df460269e2ffda3c024c08?d=identicon)[d11wtq](/maintainers/d11wtq) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c65a4f4d554a91944b3bb9a46e727eb948b42cae33ebf7d8651fee7152f1583f?d=identicon)[tejasmanohar](/maintainers/tejasmanohar) --- Top Contributors [![d11wtq](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37948?v=4)](https://github.com/d11wtq "d11wtq (119 commits)")[![tejasmanohar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5959235?v=4)](https://github.com/tejasmanohar "tejasmanohar (46 commits)")[![wogsland](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3073735?v=4)](https://github.com/wogsland "wogsland (26 commits)")[![filp](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/382538?v=4)](https://github.com/filp "filp (15 commits)")[![CHH](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16783?v=4)](https://github.com/CHH "CHH (4 commits)")[![irongaze](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1086959?v=4)](https://github.com/irongaze "irongaze (3 commits)")[![tobiassjosten](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/65159?v=4)](https://github.com/tobiassjosten "tobiassjosten (3 commits)")[![donatj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/133747?v=4)](https://github.com/donatj "donatj (2 commits)")[![MattKetmo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/334996?v=4)](https://github.com/MattKetmo "MattKetmo (2 commits)")[![taylorotwell](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/463230?v=4)](https://github.com/taylorotwell "taylorotwell (2 commits)")[![rogeriopradoj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/443391?v=4)](https://github.com/rogeriopradoj "rogeriopradoj (1 commits)")[![scribu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/225715?v=4)](https://github.com/scribu "scribu (1 commits)")[![simonmichael](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10144?v=4)](https://github.com/simonmichael "simonmichael (1 commits)")[![siwinski](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1034024?v=4)](https://github.com/siwinski "siwinski (1 commits)")[![SlKelevro](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1048528?v=4)](https://github.com/SlKelevro "SlKelevro (1 commits)")[![sserbin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1689792?v=4)](https://github.com/sserbin "sserbin (1 commits)")[![adamquaile](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/69929?v=4)](https://github.com/adamquaile "adamquaile (1 commits)")[![zQueal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/239193?v=4)](https://github.com/zQueal "zQueal (1 commits)")[![aleksandrbogdanov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10163904?v=4)](https://github.com/aleksandrbogdanov "aleksandrbogdanov (1 commits)")[![desarrolla2](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/661529?v=4)](https://github.com/desarrolla2 "desarrolla2 (1 commits)") ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/d11wtq-boris/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/d11wtq-boris/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/d11wtq-boris) ``` ### Alternatives [wp-cli/wp-cli WP-CLI framework 5.1k17.2M320](/packages/wp-cli-wp-cli)[consolidation/annotated-command Initialize Symfony Console commands from annotated command class methods. 22569.8M19](/packages/consolidation-annotated-command)[seld/cli-prompt Allows you to prompt for user input on the command line, and optionally hide the characters they type 24725.8M17](/packages/seld-cli-prompt)[illuminate/console The Illuminate Console package. 12944.1M5.1k](/packages/illuminate-console)[php-tui/php-tui Comprehensive TUI library heavily influenced by Ratatui 589747.0k6](/packages/php-tui-php-tui)[codedungeon/php-cli-colors Liven up you PHP Console Apps with standard colors 10210.1M26](/packages/codedungeon-php-cli-colors) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)