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kjdev/bzip3
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A compression/decompression with BZip3

0.1.2(5mo ago)4491MITCPHP >= 8.1.0CI passing

Since Apr 10Pushed 5mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Bzip3 Extension for PHP
=======================

[](#bzip3-extension-for-php)

This extension allows [bzip3](https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3).

Build
-----

[](#build)

```
% git clone --recursive --depth=1 https://github.com/kjdev/php-ext-bzip3.git
% cd php-ext-bzip3
% phpize
% ./configure
% make
$ make install
```

To use the system library.

```
% ./configure --with-libbzip3
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

php.ini:

```
extension=bzip3.so
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$compress = Bzip3\compress($data);
$var = Bzip3\uncompress($compress);
```

Function synopsis
-----------------

[](#function-synopsis)

```
Bzip3\comporess(string $data, int $block_size = 8): string|false
Bzip3\uncomporess(string $data): string|false
```

---

### Bzip3\\compress

[](#bzip3compress)

```
Bzip3\compress(string $data, int $block_size = 8): string|false
```

This function compress a string.

**Parameters:**

- data

    The data to compress.
- block\_size

    compress block size in MiB. (Defaults to 8)

**Return Values:**

The compressed string or FALSE if an error occurred.

---

### Bzip3\\uncompress

[](#bzip3uncompress)

```
Bzip3\uncompress(string $data): string|false
```

This function uncompress a compressed string.

**Parameters:**

- data

    The data compressed by Bzip3\\compress().

**Return Values:**

The original uncompressed data or FALSE on error.

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance72

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity38

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~121 days

Total

3

Last Release

160d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/18072f3d3a57cc6f8e11a0f405648caf4927261c0fc122f9cfa0d1441e087fb7?d=identicon)[kjdev](/maintainers/kjdev)

---

Top Contributors

[![kjdev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/465132?v=4)](https://github.com/kjdev "kjdev (41 commits)")

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