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dijky/cereal-php
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PHP implementation of the C++ Cereal serialization library

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Cereal PHP
==========

[](#cereal-php)

This library implements the functionality of the C++ serialization library [Cereal](http://uscilab.github.io/cereal/) in pure PHP.

It intends to create a compatible serialization feature to enable data exchange between C++ and PHP applications.

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

[](#installation)

Use Composer to install this library:

```
composer require dijky/cereal-php

```

Requirements and Limitations
----------------------------

[](#requirements-and-limitations)

- Cereal PHP requires a 64 bit installation of PHP 7.0 or higher
- PHP does not support unsigned 64 bit integers; all uses of `Integral\UInt64` are therefore effectively limited to 63 bits.
    This includes the `SizeTag` for `Vector` size and `Str` length.

License
-------

[](#license)

Cereal PHP is licensed under the permissive MIT license which allows usage in all free and commercial contexts.
You can find the full license text in the [license file](https://github.com/Dijky/cereal-php/blob/master/LICENSE).

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8b994b0ad90c7fa6213fa26d2965b85ba6b7040f3b8c2355b92fe6fd719b069f?d=identicon)[Dijky](/maintainers/Dijky)

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Top Contributors

[![Dijky](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9408779?v=4)](https://github.com/Dijky "Dijky (7 commits)")

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Tags

cerealphpserialization

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