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dooaki/net-empty\_port
======================

find a free TCP/UDP port

0.0.2(12y ago)161MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Oct 2Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare

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Net-EmptyPort
=============

[](#net-emptyport)

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Net-EmptyPort is php library finding an empty TCP/UDP port.

Original is cpan module [Net::EmptyPort](https://metacpan.org/module/Net::EmptyPort)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.3 or later
- Sockets Support enabled (--enable-sockets)

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

[](#installation)

you can install the script with [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/).

in your `composer.json` file:

```
{
    "require": {
        "dooaki/net-empty_port": "dev-master"
    }
}

```

```
composer.phar install

```

Methods
-------

[](#methods)

### find(\[$port, $proto\])

[](#findport-proto)

find free TCP port

```
  use dooaki\Net\EmptyPort;

  $port = EmptyPort::find(5963); // 5963..65535

```

find free UDP port

```
  $port = EmptyPort::find(null, 'udp'); // 1024..65535

```

### isPortUsed($port, \[$proto\])

[](#isportusedport-proto)

checks the given port is already used. also works for UDP

```
  $dns_udp_used = EmptyPort::isPortUsed(53, 'udp');

```

### wait($port, $max\_wait\_sec\[, $protol\])

[](#waitport-max_wait_sec-protol)

wait for a particular port is available for connect.

Author
------

[](#author)

do\_aki <do.hiroaki at gmail.com>

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT License

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4654d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/302784?v=4)[do\_aki](/maintainers/do-aki)[@do-aki](https://github.com/do-aki)

---

Top Contributors

[![do-aki](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/302784?v=4)](https://github.com/do-aki "do-aki (6 commits)")

---

Tags

tcpSocketnetudp

###  Code Quality

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