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garoudan/phpmath
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Library to run Mathematica functions through PHP. Virtually could run any non-graphical Mathematica function.

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PHPMath
=======

[](#phpmath)

PHPMath is a library to run [Mathematica](http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/) functions through [PHP](http://php.net/).

Example:
--------

[](#example)

### Input:

[](#input)

`echo $phpmath->run("'Prime[1000]'");`

### Output:

[](#output)

`7919`

Requirements
============

[](#requirements)

This library uses php `shell_exec` function to do a call to Mathematica, so this function should be permitted.

This library usually aims \*nix systems but we think it could run on any other systems (not tested).

- If shell\_exec can run our `Shell.mathematica` script, should work.

Instructions
============

[](#instructions)

- Mathematica License¹:
    - Copy your Mathematica® license to the PHP home folder (for example, `/var/www`).
        - The license usually is on a hidden folder inside the licensed user home (for example, `/home/user/.Mathematica`).
        - In other words, for this example, the folder `.Mathematica` inside `/home/user` should be copied to `/var/www`.
        - Symlinks don't seem to be working.
- Composer:
    - Put `"garoudan/phpmath": "dev-master"` in your `composer.json` require section.
    - Example of a full `composer.json` file:

    ```

    {
            "require": {
                        "garoudan/phpmath": "dev-master"
            }
    }

```

- Make sure the `Shell.mathematica` have read and execution permission².

`sudo chmod 755 /path/to/the/vendor/of/your/project/garoudan/phpmath/core/Backend/Model/Mathematica/Shell.mathematica`

- Start coding:

    ```

    require_once 'path/to/your/composer/vendor/autoload.php';

    use PHPMath\PHPMath;

    $phpmath = new PHPMath;
    echo $phpmath->run("Prime[1000]");

```

Enjoy.

Troubleshooting
===============

[](#troubleshooting)

- **Was not possible make '.../Mathematica/Shell.mathematica' readable and executable**:
    - Make sure you did the step marked with **²** above.

`sudo chmod 755 /path/to/the/vendor/of/your/project/garoudan/phpmath/core/Backend/Model/Mathematica/Shell.mathematica`

- **Mathematica cannot find a valid password**:
    - Make sure you did the step marked with **¹** above.

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 97.3% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/41f5e207f788ae39d555f8a995572e17e9c9e7459236160f17d437dd1da4fad9?d=identicon)[GarouDan](/maintainers/GarouDan)

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Top Contributors

[![GarouDan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1040561?v=4)](https://github.com/GarouDan "GarouDan (36 commits)")[![sepha-daniloSilva](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4688153?v=4)](https://github.com/sepha-daniloSilva "sepha-daniloSilva (1 commits)")

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