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linkuha/helpers
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Simple PHP assistance classes

1.0beta(6y ago)032MITPHPPHP >=5.6.0

Since Nov 20Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/linkuha/php-helpers)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/linkuha/helpers)[ Docs](https://github.com/linkuha/php-helpers)[ RSS](/packages/linkuha-helpers/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 5d ago

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Install: `composer require linkuha/helpers:dev-master`

List of components:

- ArrayHelper - imported from Yii framework, allow to reindex/group arrays values
- ConfigBase - object for config
- ConfigHelper - read/write array config
- CurlHelper - convenient wrapper for curl and some methods
- ErrorHelper - allow to log debug info (traceroute) for functions
- FileHelper - allow to find files, read a text file tail, write/read with locking. You can use any more interest libraries like symfony's filesystem and finder
- IpHelper - allow to check if IP address is part of subnets. Usable for detect concrete provider for example
- RequestHelper - $\_SERVER globals handlers
- RetryHelper - allow to looping running a code if it fails
- StreamHelper - now 1 method, and not best variant: for get status code of URL with sockets
- SystemHelper - just to get OS name
- UserAgentHelper - allow to retrieve random real User-Agent string
- VersionHelper - for increase/decrease semantic versions (using third SemVer library)

Short helpers included as separate functions:

- env() - get environment value
- head() / last() - array access aliases
- retry() - short retry code version wit goto operator
- include\_from() - include scope
- is\_console() - detect if CLI application now
- pre\_r() - wrap to PRE tag for clean printing

###  Health Score

19

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LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity38

Early-stage or recently created project

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

2370d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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