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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. duncan3dc/fork-helper ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) duncan3dc/fork-helper ===================== Simple class to fork processes in PHP and allow multi-threading 2.6.0(1mo ago)81574.0k↓62.6%24[2 issues](https://github.com/duncan3dc/fork-helper/issues)4Apache-2.0PHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0CI passing Since Jun 8Pushed 3w ago8 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/duncan3dc/fork-helper)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/duncan3dc/fork-helper)[ Docs](https://github.com/duncan3dc/fork-helper)[ RSS](/packages/duncan3dc-fork-helper/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 2d ago READMEChangelogDependencies (14)Versions (21)Used By (4) fork-helper =========== [](#fork-helper) Simple class to fork processes in PHP and allow multi-threading. Full documentation is available at PHPDoc API documentation is also available at [https://duncan3dc.github.io/fork-helper/api/](https://duncan3dc.github.io/fork-helper/api/namespaces/duncan3dc.Forker.html) [![release](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/34371e14b5076513bdd516c8f146d2c8456559e9f764b0e36f6fcc7985dffe97/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f64756e63616e3364632f666f726b2d68656c7065722f76657273696f6e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/duncan3dc/fork-helper)[![build](https://github.com/duncan3dc/fork-helper/workflows/buildcheck/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/duncan3dc/fork-helper/actions?query=branch%3Amain+workflow%3Abuildcheck)[![coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/14cbd4ccd0eaa14041e8394d4edcc377cfb541b3e6ab2f3a9e84c3ed52e8c4a5/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f64756e63616e3364632f666f726b2d68656c7065722f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/duncan3dc/fork-helper) Quick Example ------------- [](#quick-example) Run some code asynchronously: ``` $fork = new \duncan3dc\Forker\Fork; $fork->call(function () { for ($i = 1; $i call(function () { for ($i = 1; $i < 3; $i++) { echo "Process B - " . $i . "\n"; sleep(1); } }); sleep(1); echo "Waiting for the threads to finish...\n"; $fork->wait(); echo "End\n"; ``` *Read more at * Changelog --------- [](#changelog) A [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md) has been available since version 2.0.0 Where to get help ----------------- [](#where-to-get-help) Found a bug? Got a question? Just not sure how something works? Please [create an issue](https//github.com/duncan3dc/fork-helper/issues) and I'll do my best to help out. Alternatively you can catch me on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/duncan3dc) duncan3dc/fork-helper for enterprise ------------------------------------ [](#duncan3dcfork-helper-for-enterprise) Available as part of the Tidelift Subscription The maintainers of duncan3dc/fork-helper and thousands of other packages are working with Tidelift to deliver commercial support and maintenance for the open source dependencies you use to build your applications. Save time, reduce risk, and improve code health, while paying the maintainers of the exact dependencies you use. [Learn more.](https://tidelift.com/subscription/pkg/packagist-duncan3dc-fork-helper?utm_source=packagist-duncan3dc-fork-helper&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme) ### Health Score 66 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance94 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity52 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community26 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity77 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 96.3% 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 ~273 days Recently: every ~710 days Total 17 Last Release 30d ago Major Versions 1.1.5 → 2.0.02016-10-16 1.1.6 → 2.1.02017-03-04 PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.1PHP >=5.4.0 2.0.0PHP ^7.0 2.3.0PHP ^7.1 2.4.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/11dc66042513f11d1c99b1e6763f25dca84a3ff31cdbea3972b9b804a3d3d5e9?d=identicon)[duncan3dc](/maintainers/duncan3dc) --- Top Contributors [![duncan3dc](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/546811?v=4)](https://github.com/duncan3dc "duncan3dc (105 commits)")[![AndreySlashman](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7662900?v=4)](https://github.com/AndreySlashman "AndreySlashman (1 commits)")[![nightlinus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2681887?v=4)](https://github.com/nightlinus "nightlinus (1 commits)")[![peter279k](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9021747?v=4)](https://github.com/peter279k "peter279k (1 commits)")[![WINROL](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5067970?v=4)](https://github.com/WINROL "WINROL (1 commits)") --- Tags forkmulti-threadingphpmulti-threadingprocessforkcontrolpcntl ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/duncan3dc-fork-helper/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/duncan3dc-fork-helper/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/duncan3dc-fork-helper) ``` ### Alternatives [react/child-process Event-driven library for executing child processes with ReactPHP. 34691.0M159](/packages/react-child-process)[arara/process Provides a better API to work with processes on Unix-like systems 16862.8k2](/packages/arara-process)[spatie/fork A lightweight solution for running code concurrently in PHP 1.0k3.2M70](/packages/spatie-fork)[cocur/background-process Start processes in the background that continue running when the PHP process exists. 2982.0M12](/packages/cocur-background-process)[kartik-v/yii2-datecontrol Date control module allowing separation of formats for View and Model for Yii Framework 2.0 551.6M39](/packages/kartik-v-yii2-datecontrol)[lifo/php-ipc Simple PHP Inter Process Communication (IPC) library 285.6k](/packages/lifo-php-ipc) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)