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linusu/bitcoin-address-validator
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A simple, easy to use PHP Bitcoin address validator

v0.1.2(11y ago)54150.5k↓50%29[3 issues](https://github.com/LinusU/php-bitcoin-address-validator/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/LinusU/php-bitcoin-address-validator/pulls)3MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Apr 14Pushed 5y ago9 watchersCompare

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php-bitcoin-address-validator
=============================

[](#php-bitcoin-address-validator)

A simple, easy to use PHP Bitcoin address validator

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Quick start:

```
use \LinusU\Bitcoin\AddressValidator;

// This will return false, indicating invalid address.
AddressValidator::isValid('blah');

// This is a valid address and will thus return true.
AddressValidator::isValid('1AGNa15ZQXAZUgFiqJ2i7Z2DPU2J6hW62i');

// This is a Testnet address, it's valid and the function will return true.
AddressValidator::isValid('mo9ncXisMeAoXwqcV5EWuyncbmCcQN4rVs', AddressValidator::TESTNET);
```

API
---

[](#api)

### `isValid($addr, $version)`

[](#isvalidaddr-version)

- `$addr`: A bitcoin address
- `$version`: The version to test against, defaults to `MAINNET`

Returns a boolean indicating if the address is valid or not.

### `typeOf($addr)`

[](#typeofaddr)

- `$addr`: A bitcoin address

Returns the type of the address.

Constants
---------

[](#constants)

The library exposes the following constants.

- `MAINNET`: Indicates any mainnet address type
- `TESTNET`: Indicates any testnet address type
- `MAINNET_PUBKEY`: Indicates a mainnet pay to pubkey hash address
- `MAINNET_SCRIPT`: Indicates a mainnet pay to script hash address
- `TESTNET_PUBKEY`: Indicates a testnet pay to pubkey hash address
- `TESTNET_SCRIPT`: Indicates a testnet pay to script hash address

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity45

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community20

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~64 days

Total

3

Last Release

4280d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/189580?v=4)[Linus Unnebäck](/maintainers/LinusU)[@LinusU](https://github.com/LinusU)

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Top Contributors

[![LinusU](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/189580?v=4)](https://github.com/LinusU "LinusU (7 commits)")

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validatorvalidationaddressbitcoin

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