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diversen/parallel-processes
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Maybe the most simple way to run parallel processes in php

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php parallel process
====================

[](#php-parallel-process)

Simple PHP library for running processes in parallel using [pcntl](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.pcntl.php).

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require diversen/parallel-process

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

See [example/simple.php](example/simple.php). E.g. run `php example/simple.php`

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

```
./vendor/bin/phpunit tests

```

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT © [Dennis Iversen](https://github.com/diversen)

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~6 days

Total

3

Last Release

1205d ago

Major Versions

v0.0.2 → v1.0.02023-03-17

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/23ed91d104f16d10414811ecdafbd5c80a660e658d80ccaadf84f512cfb50629?d=identicon)[diversen](/maintainers/diversen)

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Top Contributors

[![diversen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/142675?v=4)](https://github.com/diversen "diversen (10 commits)")

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Tags

parallelparallel-processproccess

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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