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nguyenhiep/laravel-cache-garbage-collector
==========================================

A script that will clean up expired cache files if the system is using the files cache system

v2.3(4y ago)033MITPHPPHP >=7.1.0

Since Jan 29Pushed 4y agoCompare

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LaravelCacheGarbageCollector
============================

[](#laravelcachegarbagecollector)

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When using the file cache driver, Laravel creates the cache files but never purges expired ones. This can lead to a situation where you have a large number of unused and irrelevant cache files, especially if you do a lot of short-term caching in your system.

This package creates an artisan command cache:gc that will garbage-collect your cache files, removing any that have expired. You may run this manually or include it in a schedule.

Thanks to [TerrePorter](http://laravel.io/user/TerrePorter) for his suggestion on [laravel.io](http://laravel.io/forum/01-28-2016-cache-file-garbage-collection)!

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer nguyenhiep/laravel-cache-garbage-collector
```

Then add the service provider to `app/Console/Kernel.php` in the $commands array:

```
\jdavidbakr\LaravelCacheGarbageCollector\LaravelCacheGarbageCollector::class
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$ php artisan cache:gc
```

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

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CONDUCT](CONDUCT.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Jon Baker](https://github.com/jdavidbakr)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 87.5% 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 ~373 days

Recently: every ~139 days

Total

7

Last Release

1520d ago

Major Versions

1.1.0 → v2.02022-03-15

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0PHP >=5.4.0

1.1.0PHP >=7.1.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5ee7ece29e66e7029d6b12d947a7d9714ae36346f21e92d767cfc797b86949d8?d=identicon)[nguyenhiepvan](/maintainers/nguyenhiepvan)

---

Top Contributors

[![nguyenhiepvan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/33170716?v=4)](https://github.com/nguyenhiepvan "nguyenhiepvan (7 commits)")[![jdavidbakr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25177?v=4)](https://github.com/jdavidbakr "jdavidbakr (1 commits)")

---

Tags

jdavidbakrLaravelCacheGarbageCollector

###  Code Quality

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