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dg/php-extensions-finder
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Finds PHP extensions required by code.

v2.2(4mo ago)45429↑50%2BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=8.0

Since Feb 27Pushed 2mo ago9 watchersCompare

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PHP Extensions Finder for Composer
==================================

[](#php-extensions-finder-for-composer)

This tool finds which PHP extensions are required by source code.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
php-extensions-finder []

```

It generates result like:

```
{
	"require": {
		"ext-json": "*",
		"ext-tokenizer": "*",
		"ext-gd": "*",
		"ext-openssl": "*",
		"ext-iconv": "*",
		"ext-mbstring": "*"
	}
}

```

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

[](#installation)

It requires PHP 8.0 or newer.

Install it via Composer. This project is not meant to be run as a dependency, so install it as standalone:

```
composer create-project dg/php-extensions-finder

```

Or install it globally via:

```
composer global require dg/php-extensions-finder

```

and make sure your global vendor binaries directory is in [your `$PATH` environment variable](https://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#global).

Support Project
---------------

[](#support-project)

Do you like PHP Extensions Finder? Are you looking forward to the new features?

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###  Health Score

52

—

FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance81

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.2% 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 ~808 days

Total

5

Last Release

132d ago

Major Versions

v0.1 → v1.02018-03-29

v1.0 → v2.02018-03-30

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1PHP >=5.4.0

v2.2PHP >=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![dg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/194960?v=4)](https://github.com/dg "dg (25 commits)")[![lulco](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9377319?v=4)](https://github.com/lulco "lulco (1 commits)")

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