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intahwebz/mb\_extra
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A collection of PHP multi-byte string functions that are not present in the mb\_string extension.

1.0.0(12y ago)48652MITPHP

Since Oct 11Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare

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mb\_extra
=========

[](#mb_extra)

A collection of PHP multi-byte string functions that are not present in the mb\_string extension.

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1406a41b69bc6f2ffe6e6f4a1aff1e5e9d4489da5087a1f757cb26fcd19ae231/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f44616e61636b2f6d625f65787472612e706e67)](https://travis-ci.org/Danack/mb_extra)

How to use
==========

[](#how-to-use)

Either:

- require\_once the file `mb_extra/src/Intahwebz/MBExtra/Functions.php` from the vendors directory.
- Call `\Intahwebz\MBExtra\Functions::load();` which invoke Composer's autoloader to magically insert the functions into the current PHP process.

###  Health Score

31

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LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4595d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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