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duncan3dc/exec
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An library to execute other programs from within PHP

1.0.2(1y ago)268.8k↓28.6%2[1 issues](https://github.com/duncan3dc/exec/issues)1Apache-2.0PHPPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0CI passing

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exec
====

[](#exec)

Run command line processes from within PHP

Full documentation is available at
PHPDoc API documentation is also available at [https://duncan3dc.github.io/exec/api/](https://duncan3dc.github.io/exec/api/namespaces/duncan3dc.Exec.html)

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Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

A [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md) has been available since the beginning of time

Where to get help
-----------------

[](#where-to-get-help)

Found a bug? Got a question? Just not sure how something works?
Please [create an issue](//github.com/duncan3dc/exec/issues) and I'll do my best to help out.
Alternatively you can catch me on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/duncan3dc)

###  Health Score

50

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance61

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity34

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity75

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.1% 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 ~387 days

Recently: every ~513 days

Total

7

Last Release

592d ago

Major Versions

0.4.0 → 1.0.02022-02-13

PHP version history (3 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.1

0.2.0PHP ^7.2

1.0.0PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![duncan3dc](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/546811?v=4)](https://github.com/duncan3dc "duncan3dc (58 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (2 commits)")[![peter279k](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9021747?v=4)](https://github.com/peter279k "peter279k (1 commits)")

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Tags

composernodejsexecrubygem

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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