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[Security](/categories/security) 4. / 5. maikuolan/phpmussel Abandoned → [phpmussel/phpmussel](/?search=phpmussel%2Fphpmussel)Metapackage[Security](/categories/security) maikuolan/phpmussel =================== PHP-based anti-virus anti-trojan anti-malware solution. v3.7.1(5mo ago)42619084[1 issues](https://github.com/phpMussel/phpMussel/issues)GPL-2.0-or-laterPHP >=7.2.0 Since Nov 30Pushed 5mo ago34 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/phpMussel/phpMussel)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/maikuolan/phpmussel)[ Docs](https://phpmussel.github.io/)[ Fund](https://paypal.me/maikuolan)[ Fund](https://ko-fi.com/maikuolan)[ RSS](/packages/maikuolan-phpmussel/feed)WikiDiscussions v3 Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (6)Versions (80)Used By (0)Security (1) [![v1: PHP >= 5.4 < 8.4](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/03461f520dc41395d6dae3dbc5095acf154e4345b908e1af7da30c7d87cef853/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f76312d504850253230253345253344253230352e34253230253343253230382e342d3838393262662e737667)](https://maikuolan.github.io/Compatibility-Charts/)[![v2: PHP >= 7.2 < 8.4](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/275ebfd682400a22c4df74f6c3f97874a9e601c14e95f489d885e4d95b9806fc/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f76322d504850253230253345253344253230372e32253230253343253230382e342d3838393262662e737667)](https://maikuolan.github.io/Compatibility-Charts/)[![v3: PHP >= 7.2](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7f89a5ec1c1c0f57a493af8df55262bbb73a84260704d1575186e81cedee3e00/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f76332d504850253230253345253344253230372e322d3838393262662e737667)](https://maikuolan.github.io/Compatibility-Charts/)[![License: GPL v2](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/77e900ae34f8da9ccccc42662fce61a94ab07ddbfe3f7d066178e824f3673dbd/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d47504c25323076322d626c75652e737667)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html)[![PRs Welcome](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b6fe512cad13e5de9ccd5eae66f2524a55c4dee64d69ed8697b72c5c4b2a19dc/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f5052732d57656c636f6d652d627269676874677265656e2e737667)](http://makeapullrequest.com) **What is phpMussel?** ---------------------- [](#what-is-phpmussel) An ideal solution for shared hosting environments, where it's often not possible to utilise or install conventional anti-virus protection solutions, phpMussel is a PHP script designed to **detect trojans, viruses, malware and other threats** within files uploaded to your system wherever the script is hooked, based on the signatures of [ClamAV](https://www.clamav.net/) and others. --- ### Features: [](#features) - Licensed as [GNU General Public License version 2.0](https://github.com/phpMussel/phpMussel/blob/v3/LICENSE.txt) (GPLv2). - Easy to install, easy to customise, easy to use. - Works for any system with PHP+PCRE installed, regardless of OS (PHP+PCRE required). - Fully configurable based on your needs. - Ideal solution for shared hosting services. - Ideal solution for forum systems in need of file upload protection. - Does NOT require shell access. - Does NOT require administrative privileges. - CLI mode available. - Good, strong, stable support base. --- ### Documentation: [](#documentation) - **[English](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.en.md)** - **[العربية](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.ar.md)** - **[Deutsch](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.de.md)** - **[Español](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.es.md)** - **[Français](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.fr.md)** - **[Bahasa Indonesia](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.id.md)** - **[Italiano](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.it.md)** - **[日本語](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.ja.md)** - **[한국어](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.ko.md)** - **[Nederlandse](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.nl.md)** - **[Português](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.pt.md)** - **[Русский](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.ru.md)** - **[اردو](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.ur.md)** - **[Tiếng Việt](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.vi.md)** - **[中文（简体）](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.zh-Hans.md)** - **[中文（傳統）](https://github.com/phpMussel/Docs/blob/master/readme.zh-Hant.md)** #### See also: [](#see-also) - [**phpMussel/phpMussel**](https://github.com/phpMussel/phpMussel) – The main phpMussel repository (you can get phpMussel versions prior to v3 from here). - [**phpMussel/Core**](https://github.com/phpMussel/Core) – phpMussel core (dedicated Composer version). - [**phpMussel/CLI**](https://github.com/phpMussel/CLI) – phpMussel CLI-mode (dedicated Composer version). - [**phpMussel/FrontEnd**](https://github.com/phpMussel/FrontEnd) – phpMussel front-end (dedicated Composer version). - [**phpMussel/Web**](https://github.com/phpMussel/Web) – phpMussel upload handler (dedicated Composer version). - [**phpMussel/Examples**](https://github.com/phpMussel/Examples) – Prebuilt examples for phpMussel (useful for users which don't want to use Composer to install phpMussel). - [**phpMussel/plugin-boilerplates**](https://github.com/phpMussel/plugin-boilerplates) – This repository contains boilerplate code which can be used to create new plugins for phpMussel. - [**phpMussel/Plugin-PHPMailer**](https://github.com/phpMussel/Plugin-PHPMailer) – Provides 2FA and email notifications support for phpMussel v3+. - [**CONTRIBUTING.md**](https://github.com/phpMussel/.github/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) – Contribution guidelines. --- Last Updated: 1 July 2024 (2024.07.01). ### Health Score 55 — FairBetter than 97% of packages Maintenance75 Regular maintenance activity Popularity33 Limited adoption so far Community28 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity73 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 88.3% 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 ~46 days Total 80 Last Release 169d ago Major Versions v1.15.4 → v2.4.42023-01-23 v1.15.5 → v2.4.52023-02-24 v2.4.5 → v3.3.52023-02-24 v1.x-dev → v2.x-dev2024-11-06 v2.4.6 → v3.5.32024-11-06 PHP version history (2 changes)v0.9.0PHP >=5.4.0 v2.0.0PHP >=7.2.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/750f71fb6ec639f663633b6bae97f40f8c86d08cbf8a01915f7f105de7b79a32?d=identicon)[Maikuolan](/maintainers/Maikuolan) --- Top Contributors [![Maikuolan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12571108?v=4)](https://github.com/Maikuolan "Maikuolan (915 commits)")[![DanielRuf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/827205?v=4)](https://github.com/DanielRuf "DanielRuf (108 commits)")[![mphasize](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/331830?v=4)](https://github.com/mphasize "mphasize (3 commits)")[![senky](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/182498?v=4)](https://github.com/senky "senky (2 commits)")[![arturlicks](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23739769?v=4)](https://github.com/arturlicks "arturlicks (2 commits)")[![m7mdtiger](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8851759?v=4)](https://github.com/m7mdtiger "m7mdtiger (2 commits)")[![suriyaa](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5073946?v=4)](https://github.com/suriyaa "suriyaa (1 commits)")[![betty095324](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/202304468?v=4)](https://github.com/betty095324 "betty095324 (1 commits)")[![elza3ym](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/19489360?v=4)](https://github.com/elza3ym "elza3ym (1 commits)")[![Anan5a](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16373480?v=4)](https://github.com/Anan5a "Anan5a (1 commits)") --- Tags anti-malwareanti-spamanti-trojananti-virusantivirusclamavfile-uploadhacktoberfestmalwarephpphpmusselprotectionsecuritysignaturesuploaduploadsviruseswebsitessecurityanti-spamprotectionuploadsanti virusanti-trojananti-malwareanti-exploitantivirus ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/maikuolan-phpmussel/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/maikuolan-phpmussel/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/maikuolan-phpmussel) ``` ### Alternatives [phpmussel/phpmussel PHP-based anti-virus anti-trojan anti-malware solution. 431228.1k1](/packages/phpmussel-phpmussel)[s1syphos/php-simple-captcha Simple captcha generator 2737.8k6](/packages/s1syphos-php-simple-captcha)[causal/fal-protect Protect everything within /fileadmin/ based on associated folder and file restrictions (visibility, user groups and dates of publication). 1269.5k](/packages/causal-fal-protect)[exadium/silverstripe-invisible-spam-protection Very simple anti spam protection based on principle that automated spammers enter bogus information in all form fields. 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