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[API Development](/categories/api) 4. / 5. fennb/phirehose ActiveLibrary[API Development](/categories/api) fennb/phirehose =============== A PHP interface to the Twitter Streaming API. v1.0.3(5y ago)698402.4k—5.8%186[3 PRs](https://github.com/fennb/phirehose/pulls)1GPLPHPPHP >=5.2.0 Since Dec 18Pushed 4y ago45 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/fennb/phirehose)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/fennb/phirehose)[ Docs](https://github.com/fennb/phirehose)[ RSS](/packages/fennb-phirehose/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (4)DependenciesVersions (7)Used By (1) Phirehose ========= [](#phirehose) A PHP interface to the Twitter Streaming API (firehose, etc). This library makes it easy to connect to and consume the Twitter stream via the Streaming API. See: - and - Goals ----- [](#goals) - Provide a simple interface to the Twitter Streaming API for PHP applications - Comply to Streaming API recommendations for error handling, reconnection, etc - Encourage well-behaved streaming API clients - Operate independently of PHP extensions (ie: shared memory, PCNTL, etc) ### This library does: [](#this-library-does) - Handles connection/authentication to the twitter streaming API - Consumes the stream handing off each status to be enqueued by a method of your choice - Handles graceful reconnection/back-off on connection and API errors - Monitors/reports performance metrics and errors ### This library does NOT: [](#this-library-does-not) - Decode/process tweets - Provide any sort of queueing mechanism for asynchronous processing (though some examples are included) - Provide any sort of inter-process communication - Provide any non-streaming API functionality (ie: user profile info, search, etc) How To Use ---------- [](#how-to-use) See the example subdirectory for example usage. In each example file you will need to insert your own oauth token/secret, and the key/secret for the Twitter app you have created. - filter-oauth.php shows how to follow certain keywords. - sample.php shows how to get a small random sample of all public statuses. - userstream-alternative.php shows how to get user streams. (All activity for one user.) - sitestream.php shows to how to get site streams. (All activity for multiple users.) Please see the wiki for [documentation](https://github.com/fennb/phirehose/wiki/Introduction). Known Issues ------------ [](#known-issues) - After upgrading to PHP 5.6.8, Phirehose causes CPU spikes. To fix, upgrade to PHP 5.6.9 ([\#83](https://github.com/fennb/phirehose/issues/83)). Support ------- [](#support) If you have any additional questions, head over to the Phirehose Users group \[\]. It's recommended that you join (or at least regularly check) this group if you're actively using Phirehose so I can let you know when I release new versions. Additionally, if you'd like to contact me directly, I'm [@fennb](http://twitter.com/fennb) on twitter. ### Health Score 46 — FairBetter than 93% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity58 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community33 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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. 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