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google/protobuf
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proto library for PHP

v5.35.1(3w ago)371158.5M↓15.5%48[1 PRs](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-php/pulls)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=8.2.0CI failing

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protobuf-php
============

[](#protobuf-php)

This repository contains only PHP files to support Composer installation. This repository is a mirror of [protobuf](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf). Any support requests, bug reports, or development contributions should be directed to that project. To install protobuf for PHP, please see

###  Health Score

80

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ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages

Maintenance95

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity74

Solid adoption and visibility

Community41

Growing community involvement

Maturity93

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 87.1% 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 ~12 days

Total

212

Last Release

21d ago

Major Versions

v3.25.8 → v4.29.52025-05-28

v4.33.4 → v5.34.0RC12026-01-22

v4.29.6 → v5.34.0RC22026-02-06

v4.33.6 → v5.34.12026-03-19

v3.25.9 → v5.35.0RC12026-04-20

PHP version history (4 changes)v3.1.0-alpha-1PHP >=5.5.0

v3.20.1PHP >=7.0.0

v4.32.0RC1PHP >=8.1.0

v5.34.0RC1PHP >=8.2.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![protobuf-team-bot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/105450428?v=4)](https://github.com/protobuf-team-bot "protobuf-team-bot (101 commits)")[![TeBoring](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5195749?v=4)](https://github.com/TeBoring "TeBoring (15 commits)")

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Tags

proto

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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