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inbox/net\_dns2
===============

Native PHP DNS Resolver and Updater Library

v1.5.5(3y ago)06BSD-2-ClausePHPPHP >=5.4

Since May 28Pushed 3y agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/jmalinens/netdns2)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/inbox/net_dns2)[ Docs](https://netdns2.com/)[ RSS](/packages/inbox-net-dns2/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

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Net\_DNS2 - Native PHP DNS Resolver and Updater
===============================================

[](#net_dns2---native-php-dns-resolver-and-updater)

### The main features for this package include:

[](#the-main-features-for-this-package-include)

- Increased performance; most requests are 2-10x faster than Net\_DNS
- Near drop-in replacement for Net\_DNS
- Uses modern PHP classes and exceptions
- Support for IPv4 and IPv6, TCP and UDP sockets.
- Includes a separate, more intuitive "Updater" class for handling dynamic update
- Support zone signing using TSIG and SIG(0) for updates and zone transfers
- Includes a local cache using shared memory or flat file to improve performance
- includes many more RR's, including DNSSEC RR's.

Installing Net\_DNS2
--------------------

[](#installing-net_dns2)

You can download it directly from PEAR: [http://pear.php.net/package/Net\_DNS2](http://pear.php.net/package/Net_DNS2)

```
pear install Net_DNS2

```

Or you can require it directly via Composer: [https://packagist.org/packages/pear/net\_dns2](https://packagist.org/packages/pear/net_dns2)

```
composer require pear/net_dns2

```

Or download the source above.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.4+
- The PHP INI setting `mbstring.func_overload` equals 0, 1, 4, or 5.

Using Net\_DNS2
---------------

[](#using-net_dns2)

See the Net\_DNS2 Website for more details -

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 82.5% 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 ~237 days

Recently: every ~158 days

Total

15

Last Release

1410d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.2.5PHP >=5.1.2

v1.5.0PHP >=5.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/27d181e94772bccefd4043cbedf2b8a5c1e5429f316ae6868cee0aee073608a1?d=identicon)[juris.malinens](/maintainers/juris.malinens)

---

Top Contributors

[![mikepultz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4993169?v=4)](https://github.com/mikepultz "mikepultz (47 commits)")[![jmalinens](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/569039?v=4)](https://github.com/jmalinens "jmalinens (3 commits)")[![hunbalazs](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1272471?v=4)](https://github.com/hunbalazs "hunbalazs (2 commits)")[![bishopb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6844145?v=4)](https://github.com/bishopb "bishopb (2 commits)")[![InboxViktorV](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/71443952?v=4)](https://github.com/InboxViktorV "InboxViktorV (1 commits)")[![gbxyz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/665401?v=4)](https://github.com/gbxyz "gbxyz (1 commits)")[![pstast](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5357442?v=4)](https://github.com/pstast "pstast (1 commits)")

---

Tags

dnsnetworkPEAR

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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