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guillermoandrae/php-debug
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PHP Debug library

1.0.0(5y ago)112.3k↓50%[1 PRs](https://github.com/guillermoandrae/php-debug/pulls)3MITPHPPHP >=7.2CI passing

Since Jun 4Pushed 3mo agoCompare

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PHP Debug Library
=================

[](#php-debug-library)

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You should use [Xdebug](https://xdebug.org/). But if you just wanna do some simple dumping, use this [Laravel](https://laravel.com/) inspired library.

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

[](#installation)

Do this, then relax:

```
composer require guillermoandrae/php-debug

```

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance53

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

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 ~242 days

Total

4

Last Release

2179d ago

Major Versions

0.2.1 → 1.0.02020-05-31

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.1

0.2.0PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d2506dcc85d5af658321cdb08df33f0ebb585c04f24bfcca0f8c05dd6f68bc0f?d=identicon)[guillermoandrae](/maintainers/guillermoandrae)

---

Top Contributors

[![guillermoandrae](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/133861?v=4)](https://github.com/guillermoandrae "guillermoandrae (16 commits)")

---

Tags

debugphp

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

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