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natokpe/php-interface
=====================

Tiny PHP package to help you determine whether your PHP app is using a command line interface or a web interface

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PhpInterface
============

[](#phpinterface)

Use this package to determine what type of interface your PHP app is using to run.

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

[](#installation)

### Composer

[](#composer)

The recommended way of including this package in your project is via Composer

```
$ composer require natokpe/php-interface
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To use the package, you can simply do something like this

```
use Natokpe\PhpInterface\PhpInterface;

require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$interface = new PhpInterface;

echo $interface->which(); // will print 'cli' if PHP is using CLI to run or 'web' if PHP is run from web
```

You can also use either of the `isCli()` or `isWeb()` methods to check

```
if ( $interface->isCli() ) {
  echo 'cli'; // will print 'cli' if PHP is using CLI to run
}

if ( $interface->isWeb() ) {
  echo 'web'; // will print 'web' if PHP is run from web
}
```

Additionally, you may want to know if PHP is using a CGI based interface. Use the `isCgi()` method to check.

```
if ( $interface->isCgi() ) {
  echo 'cgi'; // will print 'cgi' if PHP is using a CGI based interface to run
}
```

You can use PhpInterface without having to instantiate the class via the `getType()` static method, like this

```
echo PhpInterface::getType(); // will print either 'cli' or 'web' depending on which type of interface PHP is using
```

The `getType()` static method is similar to `which()` method.

That's it! I hope you like it and find it useful.

Thank you.

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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

1756d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

cliwebinterfacesapicgi

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