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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. hoa/zombie AbandonedArchivedLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) hoa/zombie ========== The Hoa\\Zombie library. 3.17.01.16(9y ago)273218[1 issues](https://github.com/hoaproject/Zombie/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/hoaproject/Zombie/pulls)1BSD-3-ClausePHP Since Sep 16Pushed 5y ago7 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/hoaproject/Zombie)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/hoa/zombie)[ Docs](https://hoa-project.net/)[ RSS](/packages/hoa-zombie/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3w ago READMEChangelog (9)Dependencies (3)Versions (12)Used By (1) [![Hoa](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2b5c32c5d4bc5e9298821b22d364a522e2dbc0295c1c011b1f9f86a4d07df07e/68747470733a2f2f7374617469632e686f612d70726f6a6563742e6e65742f496d6167652f486f612e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2b5c32c5d4bc5e9298821b22d364a522e2dbc0295c1c011b1f9f86a4d07df07e/68747470733a2f2f7374617469632e686f612d70726f6a6563742e6e65742f496d6167652f486f612e737667) --- [![Build status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/abc9d94d95d20cefe2df87580d818790f5baed98cc6eb3b7e0fd709323007808/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f686f6170726f6a6563742f5a6f6d6269652f6d61737465722e737667)](https://travis-ci.org/hoaproject/Zombie) [![Code coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1e5d062399d81a3b7fa5437a0fc046ea2e51fd136a38b21c44794fd9948f9b60/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f636f766572616c6c732f686f6170726f6a6563742f5a6f6d6269652f6d61737465722e737667)](https://coveralls.io/github/hoaproject/Zombie?branch=master) [![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/66a203ad32a5d4ee96868cae664ec88ad7fb30e791f7f3914d36717a5fe1a23f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f686f612f7a6f6d6269652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/hoa/zombie) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/76c69d2390ed908af177d2749c9e795752f730cd356041babdc62ea23143b5c6/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f686f612f7a6f6d6269652e737667)](https://hoa-project.net/LICENSE) Hoa is a **modular**, **extensible** and **structured** set of PHP libraries. Moreover, Hoa aims at being a bridge between industrial and research worlds. Hoa\\Zombie =========== [](#hoazombie) [![Help on IRC](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4dbc9c9d28c30cf1ab591f4bb8212fe4dbddc734145df532a9bb86b09878d4c6/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f68656c702d253233686f6170726f6a6563742d6666303036362e737667)](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#hoaproject)[![Help on Gitter](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8c4c85951788ff606b1268cb3dd946be05e3054795455d0a7b9250711bc2ac05/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f68656c702d6769747465722d6666303036362e737667)](https://gitter.im/hoaproject/central)[![Documentation](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7059ad5f1a363f9098686c59d432f01d7330aed9d4b6c8111d985fd64cfc6c60/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f646f63756d656e746174696f6e2d6861636b5f626f6f6b2d6666303036362e737667)](https://central.hoa-project.net/Documentation/Library/Zombie)[![Board](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fd81654ba14b3aca3a713e1b471bc3fc3ba7b5bb3761ccffd6eea2e2ed1fa5ca/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6f7267616e69736174696f6e2d626f6172642d6666303036362e737667)](https://waffle.io/hoaproject/zombie) This library allows to transform a process into a zombie: not alive, nor dead! This is possible only if the program is running behind [PHP-FPM](http://php.net/install.fpm) (which manages processes for us). [Learn more](https://central.hoa-project.net/Documentation/Library/Zombie). Installation ------------ [](#installation) With [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/), to include this library into your dependencies, you need to require [`hoa/zombie`](https://packagist.org/packages/hoa/zombie): ``` $ composer require hoa/zombie '~3.0' ``` For more installation procedures, please read [the Source page](https://hoa-project.net/Source.html). Testing ------- [](#testing) Before running the test suites, the development dependencies must be installed: ``` $ composer install ``` Then, to run all the test suites: ``` $ vendor/bin/hoa test:run ``` For more information, please read the [contributor guide](https://hoa-project.net/Literature/Contributor/Guide.html). Quick usage ----------- [](#quick-usage) To create a zombie, all we have to do is to call the `Hoa\Zombie\Zombie::fork`method. To kill a zombie, we have the choice between different weapons: - `Hoa\Zombie\Zombie::decapitate`, *ziip*; - `Hoa\Zombie\Zombie::bludgeon`, *tap tap*; - `Hoa\Zombie\Zombie::burn`, if you are cold; - `Hoa\Zombie\Zombie::explode`, *boom*; - `Hoa\Zombie\Zombie::cutOff`, sausage? All these methods have been proven. Thus: ``` // I'm alive! Hoa\Zombie\Zombie::fork(); // I'm a zombie! Hoa\Zombie\Zombie::decapitate(); // I'm dead… ``` But we have to run the script behind FastCGI, that is why we will use the [`Hoa\Fastcgi` library](https://central.hoa-project.net/Resource/Library/Fastcgi) in the following example. In the `Zombie.php` file, we write the following instructions: ``` echo 'I guess I am sick…', "\n"; Hoa\Zombie\Zombie::fork(); // Do whatever you want here, e.g.: sleep(10); file_put_contents( __DIR__ . DS . 'AMessage', 'Hello from after-life… or somewhere about!' ); Hoa\Zombie\Zombie::decapitate(); ``` Then, in the `Run.php` file, we write: ``` $fastcgi = new Hoa\Fastcgi\Responder( new Hoa\Socket\Client('tcp://127.0.0.1:9000') ); echo $fastcgi->send([ 'GATEWAY_INTERFACE' => 'FastCGI/1.0', 'REQUEST_METHOD' => 'GET', 'SCRIPT_FILENAME' => __DIR__ . DS . 'Zombie.php' ]); ``` And finally, we can test: ``` $ php-fpm -d listen=127.0.0.1:9000 $ php Run.php I guess I am sick… ``` And 10 seconds after, we will see the `AMessage` file appear with the content: *Hello from after-life… or somewhere about!*. Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) The [hack book of `Hoa\Zombie`](https://central.hoa-project.net/Documentation/Library/Zombie)contains detailed information about how to use this library and how it works. To generate the documentation locally, execute the following commands: ``` $ composer require --dev hoa/devtools $ vendor/bin/hoa devtools:documentation --open ``` More documentation can be found on the project's website: [hoa-project.net](https://hoa-project.net/). Getting help ------------ [](#getting-help) There are mainly two ways to get help: - On the [`#hoaproject`](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#hoaproject)IRC channel, - On the forum at [users.hoa-project.net](https://users.hoa-project.net). Contribution ------------ [](#contribution) Do you want to contribute? Thanks! A detailed [contributor guide](https://hoa-project.net/Literature/Contributor/Guide.html) explains everything you need to know. License ------- [](#license) Hoa is under the New BSD License (BSD-3-Clause). Please, see [`LICENSE`](https://hoa-project.net/LICENSE) for details. ### Health Score 36 — LowBetter than 79% of packages Maintenance19 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity24 Limited adoption so far Community21 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity70 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 87.9% 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. 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