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libchart/libchart
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Simple PHP chart drawing library

v1.6.0(1y ago)384.8k↑25.7%91GPL-3.0-onlyPHPPHP ^7.0 || ^8.0CI failing

Since Oct 19Pushed 1y agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/astehlik/libchart)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/libchart/libchart)[ Docs](http://naku.dohcrew.com/libchart/pages/introduction/)[ RSS](/packages/libchart-libchart/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2d ago

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Composer compatible fork of Libchart
====================================

[](#composer-compatible-fork-of-libchart)

This fork was originally created to be able to use libchart via Composer.

It has not been maintained for quite some time and the original project is discontinued.

I will accept pull requests but it might take some time.

Old version!
------------

[](#old-version)

There have been some changes to the original project at  since this fork was created!

These have not been merged yet. Feel free to create a pull request.

Project discontinued
--------------------

[](#project-discontinued)

Please be advised that the original author has discontinued this project! See

Libchart - Simple PHP chart drawing library
===========================================

[](#libchart---simple-php-chart-drawing-library)

Libchart is a free chart creation PHP library, that is easy to use.

Features
--------

[](#features)

```
* Bar charts (horizontal or vertical).
* Pie charts.
* Line charts.
* Compatibility with PHP 5.

```

Dependencies
------------

[](#dependencies)

```
* PHP 5, compiled with:
* GD 2+
* FreeType 2+

```

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

In order to use Libchart, unpack the archive in you project directory and include libchart.php. Please have a look at the demo files for more information.

You need to chmod 777 the "generated" directory in order to generate the demos.

There is also a tutorial available at the project homepage.

Contact info
------------

[](#contact-info)

WWW:

MAIL: jm.tremeaux at gmail dot com

###  Health Score

46

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FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance45

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity36

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~1054 days

Total

5

Last Release

424d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.4.2PHP ^7.0

v1.6.0PHP ^7.0 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/956513?v=4)[Alexander Stehlik](/maintainers/astehlik)[@astehlik](https://github.com/astehlik)

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Top Contributors

[![astehlik](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/956513?v=4)](https://github.com/astehlik "astehlik (24 commits)")[![sanmai](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/139488?v=4)](https://github.com/sanmai "sanmai (18 commits)")[![naku](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1281790?v=4)](https://github.com/naku "naku (17 commits)")

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Tags

chartchartsline chartsbar chartspie charts

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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