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icanhazstring/systemctl-php
===========================

PHP wrapper for systemctl

0.8.3(3y ago)7318.5k↓52%14[3 issues](https://github.com/icanhazstring/systemctl-php/issues)1MITPHPPHP ^7.3|^8.0CI failing

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systemctl-php
=============

[](#systemctl-php)

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PHP wrapper for systemctl

How to install
==============

[](#how-to-install)

```
$ composer require icanhazstring/systemctl-php
```

Current supported units
-----------------------

[](#current-supported-units)

See [Units](src/Unit)

> If you like to add support for more units, feel free to grab an issue and contribute.

Current supported commands
--------------------------

[](#current-supported-commands)

- start
- stop
- enable
- disable
- reload
- restart
- isEnabled
- isActive

> If you like to add support for more commands, feel free to contribute.

How to change the binary
------------------------

[](#how-to-change-the-binary)

```
SystemCtl::setBinary('/bin/systemctl');
```

How to change command timeout
-----------------------------

[](#how-to-change-command-timeout)

To change command tmeout simply call the static method `setTimeout`.

```
SystemCtl::setTimeout(10);
```

> The default timeout is set to `3` seconds

"I need sudo to run commands"
-----------------------------

[](#i-need-sudo-to-run-commands)

If you need sudo, you should execute the bin executable with sudo. The incode support was dropped due to security reason.

How do I start/stop/restart a unit?
-----------------------------------

[](#how-do-i-startstoprestart-a-unit)

Simply is that. First we instantiate a `SystemCtl` instance an load a unit from a specific type. Here we use a `Service`. You will always get back `true` if the command succeeded. Otherwise the method will throw a `CommandFailedException`.

```
$systemCtl = new SystemCtl();

// start/stop/enable/disable/reload/restart
$systemCtl->getService('nginx')->start();
$systemCtl->getService('nginx')->stop();
```

How to Contribute
=================

[](#how-to-contribute)

Clone the repo and install using `composer`

```
$ composer install
```

Make your changes and make sure you run *test*, *codesniffer* and *phpstan*.

```
$ composer test
> vendor/bin/phpunit
PHPUnit 9.5.3 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors.

...............................................................  63 / 128 ( 49%)
............................................................... 126 / 128 ( 98%)
..                                                              128 / 128 (100%)

Time: 00:00.033, Memory: 10.00 MB

OK (128 tests, 192 assertions)

$ composer cs
> vendor/bin/phpcs --standard=PSR2 src/ && vendor/bin/phpcs --standard=PSR2 tests/

$

$ composer analyse
> vendor/bin/phpstan analyse --no-progress
Note: Using configuration file /data/systemctl-php/phpstan.neon.

 [OK] No errors

$
```

Credits
=======

[](#credits)

This library is heavily influenced by [@mjanser](https://github.com/mjanser) [php-systemctl](https://github.com/mjanser/php-systemctl).

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity41

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community22

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 53.1% 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 ~123 days

Recently: every ~249 days

Total

19

Last Release

1104d ago

Major Versions

v0.6 → v1.0-rc.12017-08-22

v0.6.1 → 1.0-rc22019-04-07

0.7.0 → 1.x-dev2020-02-18

PHP version history (5 changes)v0.1PHP ^7.1

1.0-rc2PHP >=7.1.0

0.7.0PHP ^7.2

0.8.0PHP ^7.3

0.8.2PHP ^7.3|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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---

Tags

phpphp-systemctlphp-wrappersystemctlsystemctl-phpsystemdsystemd-php

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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