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f00b4r/php-gettext
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Fixed php-gettext for PHP 5.6 - 8.0

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Since Mar 29Pushed 3mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Gettext emulation in PHP
========================

[](#gettext-emulation-in-php)

This library provides PHP functions to read MO files even when gettext is not compiled in or when appropriate locale is not present on the system.

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 All credits belongs to official authors, take a look at [launchpad.net/php-gettext](https://launchpad.net/php-gettext)

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Info
----

[](#info)

- Supported PHP: [5.6 - 8.0](https://github.com/f00b4r/php-gettext/actions)
- Official project:

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

[](#installation)

To install this library use [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/).

```
composer require f00b4r/php-gettext

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$streamer = new CachedFileReader(__DIR__ . '/messages.mo');
$gettext = new gettext_reader($streamer);
```

Development
-----------

[](#development)

See [how to contribute](https://contributte.org/contributing.html) to this package.

This package is currently maintaining by these authors.

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###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance55

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity12

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80.8% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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