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iamthes/useful-functions
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Useful functions.

5813PHP

Since Dec 26Pushed 12y ago2 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/unlight/UsefulFunctions)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/iamthes/useful-functions)[ RSS](/packages/iamthes-useful-functions/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

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```
UsefulFunctions: Description
============================

This plugin do nothing as standalone. This plugin is used by other plugins and applications,
using specific functions which doesn't exists in Garden core.

Provides functions for:
- render elements
- validation
- manipulate arrays and objects
- work with files (upload, remove, etc.)
- process images (thumbnaills, sprites, etc.)
- run various common sql queries
- load html document or file to phpQuery
- translate short phrase by Google or Lingvo
- debug, etc.

Also:
- allow plugins to run time-based schedule code (like cron)
- nested sets tree model

SETUP
=====
Add folowing line to cron task file ('crontab -e')
*/5 * * * *  /usr/local/bin/php -q /home/www/htdocs/plugins/UsefulFunctions/bin/tick.php

CONFIGURATION
=============
$Configuration['Plugins']['UsefulFunctions']['Console']['MessageEnconding'] = 'cp866';
	Ecoding for messages in command line mode.

$Configuration['Plugins']['UsefulFunctions']['Console']['Check'] = TRUE;
	By default you cant run command line scripts from browser.
	Set this to False to disable checking.

$Configuration['Plugins']['UsefulFunctions']['ImPath'] = '/usr/local/bin/';
	ImageMagick path. If you are on Windows, this value can be c:\Program Files\ImageMagick\

$Configuration['Plugins']['UsefulFunctions']['LoremIpsum']['Language'] = 'latin';
	Lorem ipsum text language:
	latin - Standard Lipsum
	noIpsum - Don't start with "Lorem Ipsum"
	Other values:
	greek, hindi, russian, arabic, hebrew, letzebuergesch, etc.
	See full list at http://generator.lorem-ipsum.info/lorem-ipsum-copy

UPGRADE FROM PLUGINUTILS
========================
Some old plugins require PluginUtils plugin.
You can keep it. But very recomended to remove it, and use UsefulFunctions instead.
Open conf/config.php and do search & replace operation: PluginUtils => UsefulFunctions

CHANGELOG
=========
None.

EXTERNAL CRON SERVICES
======================
http://www.cronjobservices.com
http://www.crondroid.com/
http://www.mywebcron.com/
http://www.easycron.com/
http://www.cronjobs.org/
http://www.setcronjob.com/
http://cronjob.ru/
```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.7% 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

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---

Top Contributors

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