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matasarei/phptcp
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A TCP client for PHP

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PHP TCP
=======

[](#php-tcp)

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A TCP client for PHP. This is a demo library: it is provided as is, without any guarantees.

Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

```
use Matasar\PhpTcp\Client;
use Matasar\PhpTcp\Request;
use Matasar\PhpTcp\Socket\StreamSocket;

$client = new Client('ip_or_hostname', 8888, new StreamSocket());
$client->connect();

$request = new Request('request');
$response = $client->request($request);
$client->disconnect();

var_dump($response->getData());
```

Socket interface
----------------

[](#socket-interface)

The lib includes two socket interfaces to use: `StreamSocket` and `FSocket`. The difference is between using `stream_socket_client` and `fsockopen`. Choose one you need or like more or implement your own class.

Also, there is the blocking setting you can change:

```
use Matasar\PhpTcp\Socket\FSocket;

new FSocket(0); // disable blocking.
```

Client settings
---------------

[](#client-settings)

```
use Matasar\PhpTcp\Client;
use Matasar\PhpTcp\Socket\FSocket;

$client = new Client('hostname', 1234, new FSocket());

$client->setChunkSize(8192); // read data by 8 Kb per cycle.
$client->setConnectionLag(5000); // 5 ms pause per cycle.
$client->setLogger(new SomePsrLogger()); // connect a logger for debugging.
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

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 ~822 days

Total

2

Last Release

897d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

clientsockettcp-client

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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