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juanpablom/php-uuid
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Generate a UUID v4 with PHP.

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PHP UUID
========

[](#php-uuid)

Generate a UUID v4 (psuedo random) using PHP.

### Installation:

[](#installation)

Using a command line interface, change into the root directory of your project and then run the following command to install the package via Composer:

```
composer require juanpablom/php-uuid:dev-master

```

If using the Laravel framework, open app/config/app.php and add the following within your 'aliases' array:

```
'Uuid'            => 'J20\Uuid\Uuid',

```

### Usage:

[](#usage)

```
Uuid::v4();  // E.g. 5c01e9be-008f-45eb-811a-639df3c56f7d
Uuid::v4(false); // E.g. 5c01e9be008f45eb811a639df3c56f7d
```

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1015461?v=4)[Juan Pablo Monaco](/maintainers/juanpablom)[@juanpablom](https://github.com/juanpablom)

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Top Contributors

[![juanpablom](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1015461?v=4)](https://github.com/juanpablom "juanpablom (3 commits)")

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