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gglnx/auth
==========

Simple auth class for PHP 5.3+

1.0.3(13y ago)12.3kMITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Aug 11Pushed 13y ago1 watchersCompare

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Auth
====

[](#auth)

Simple auth class for PHP 5.3+ based on cookies. Also included a password hash class based on phpass () 0.3.

Using Auth
----------

[](#using-auth)

### Checking if a user is currently logged in

[](#checking-if-a-user-is-currently-logged-in)

If the current session is valid you get the User model object as return value.

```
$user = Auth\Session::check(function($user, $md5) {
	$user = User::findOne()->is('username', $user)->select();
	return array('username' => $user->username, 'password' => $user->password, 'object' => $user);
});
```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~0 days

Total

4

Last Release

5025d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![gglnx](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23519?v=4)](https://github.com/gglnx "gglnx (10 commits)")

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