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kicken/php-etherwake
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Send wake-on-lan packets with PHP

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Since May 6Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP Etherwake
=============

[](#php-etherwake)

Generate and send a magic Wake-on-lan packet.

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
$targetMac = "b4:2e:99:ed:3e:20";

//Send magic packet to global broadcast address 255.255.255.255 on UDP port 9
\Kicken\Etherwake\etherwake($targetMac);

//Send magic packet to network broadcast address 192.168.10.255 on UDP port 9
\Kicken\Etherwake\etherwake($targetMac, '192.168.10.255');

//Send magic packet to network broadcast address 192.168.10.255 on UDP port 7
\Kicken\Etherwake\etherwake($targetMac, '192.168.10.255', 7);

```

###  Health Score

14

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LowBetter than 2% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity22

Early-stage or recently created project

 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

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Top Contributors

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