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mallardduck/whois-server-list
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A php library to look up the whois servers or a domain.

2.0.0(3y ago)17661MITPHPPHP ^8.0

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mallardduck/whois-server-list
=============================

[](#mallardduckwhois-server-list)

 **A php library to look up the whois servers of a Top Level Domain.**

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About
-----

[](#about)

This package facilitates the discovery of the authoritative WHOIS server for top level domains. There are two lists to source the WHOIS server info from; the IANA TLD list and the Public Suffix List.

This project adheres to a [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By participating in this project and its community, you are expected to uphold this code.

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

[](#installation)

Install this package as a dependency using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org).

```
composer require mallardduck/whois-server-list
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Simply initialize a locator for the list you'd like to use.

```
use MallardDuck\WhoisDomainList\IanaServerLocator;

$ianaLocator = new IanaServerLocator();
echo $ianaLocator->getWhoisServer('aarp'); // whois.nic.aarp
```

Updating
--------

[](#updating)

The lists used by this package generate using the script in the `./generator` directory. This script will download a fresh copy of the list, then look up every TLDs whois server.

To update the list one would simply: clone this repo, run the generator, commit the changes and send a Pull Request.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions are welcome! To contribute, please familiarize yourself with [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).

Copyright and License
---------------------

[](#copyright-and-license)

The mallardduck/whois-server-list library is copyright © [Dan Pock](mailto:self@danpock.me)and licensed for use under the terms of the MIT License (MIT). Please see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~123 days

Total

5

Last Release

1257d ago

Major Versions

0.0.2 → 1.0.02021-07-29

1.1.0 → 2.0.02022-12-02

PHP version history (2 changes)0.0.1PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

2.0.0PHP ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/801be8ba9bfb0cb2629f51f9753a0392683c2680fe3e941a188495840d920333?d=identicon)[MallardDuck](/maintainers/MallardDuck)

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Top Contributors

[![mallardduck](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/619938?v=4)](https://github.com/mallardduck "mallardduck (42 commits)")

---

Tags

phpwhoiswhois-server-lookupwhoistldianaicann

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

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