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lyoshenka/php-simple-lock
=========================

A simple PHP advisory lock implementation. Uses flock() internally.

1.0(11y ago)142PHPPHP >=5.3.3

Since Jan 19Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/lyoshenka/php-simple-lock)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/lyoshenka/php-simple-lock)[ RSS](/packages/lyoshenka-php-simple-lock/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

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php-simple-lock
===============

[](#php-simple-lock)

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
"require": {
  "lyoshenka/php-simple-lock": "~1.0"
}
```

or from the command-line:

```
composer require lyoshenka/php-simple-lock

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use SimpleLock\Lock;

$lock = Lock::acquire('lockname');
if ($lock)
{
  // lock acquired. protected code goes here.

  Lock::release($lock);
}
```

If you want to change the location where lockfiles are stored:

```
Lock::setLockDir('/path/to/lock/dir');
```

Bugs/Fixes
----------

[](#bugsfixes)

File issues here, submit pull requests, or email me:

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4128d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f354d12607272eb25aebdd00139831ee53eba3824a965c2849301e5e991837b3?d=identicon)[lyoshenka](/maintainers/lyoshenka)

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Top Contributors

[![lyoshenka](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/362784?v=4)](https://github.com/lyoshenka "lyoshenka (2 commits)")

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Tags

phplockinglocklockfile

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