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elementtree/elementtree
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simple PHP XML-like tree

0.9.0(7y ago)2175[1 issues](https://github.com/koenhoeymans/ElementTree/issues)2BSD-2-ClausePHPPHP >=7.2

Since Feb 22Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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ElementTree
===========

[](#elementtree)

ElementTree is a PHP library for handling a tree of components which can be manipulated, searched and represented as a string. It resembles working with XML. However, this library was developed to solve a particular need I couldn't solve with the standard XML solutions in PHP. Therefore it does some things different from what one should and would expect from such a thing:

- Not nearly as feature-rich.
- Does not interfere with entities.
- No single root element necessary.
- Output attribute values between single or double quotes.
- No security checks.
- ...

Documentation can be found in the form of [this](https://github.com/koenhoeymans/ElementTree/blob/master/tests/e2e/DocumentationTest.php)end-to-end test.

Installation can be done with [composer](http://getcomposer.org/).

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance10

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~84 days

Recently: every ~399 days

Total

24

Last Release

2884d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.4.6

0.9.0PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/433513?v=4)[koenhoeymans](/maintainers/koenhoeymans)[@koenhoeymans](https://github.com/koenhoeymans)

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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