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nyholm/append-query-string
==========================

A simple function that lets you add a query string to an existing URL

1.0.0(4y ago)20287.2k↓16%2[1 PRs](https://github.com/Nyholm/append_query_string/pulls)2MITPHPPHP ^7.2 || ^8.0CI failing

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PHP function to append query string to URL.
===========================================

[](#php-function-to-append-query-string-to-url)

If you have a unknown URL and want to add a query string to it, this package is what you are looking for.

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require nyholm/append-query-string

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$url = 'https://nyholm.tech?example=yes';
$queryString = http_build_query(['foo'=>'bar']);

$result = append_query_string($url, $queryString);

echo $result;
// https://nyholm.tech?example=yes&foo=bar
```

Yes, this is pretty much as writing:

```
$result = $url . $queryString;
```

But it will support if URL has query string or not. It will also if a URL hash fragment is used.

Modes
-----

[](#modes)

There are three different modes you can use with `append_query_string`.

- `APPEND_QUERY_STRING_IGNORE_DUPLICATE` (default)
- `APPEND_QUERY_STRING_REPLACE_DUPLICATE`
- `APPEND_QUERY_STRING_SKIP_DUPLICATE`

They are easiest explained with examples.

#### APPEND\_QUERY\_STRING\_IGNORE\_DUPLICATE

[](#append_query_string_ignore_duplicate)

```
$url = 'https://nyholm.tech?foo=x&a=1';
$queryString = http_build_query(['a'=>'2']);

$result = append_query_string($url, $queryString, APPEND_QUERY_STRING_IGNORE_DUPLICATE);

echo $result;
// https://nyholm.tech?foo=x&a=1&a=2
```

#### APPEND\_QUERY\_STRING\_REPLACE\_DUPLICATE

[](#append_query_string_replace_duplicate)

```
$url = 'https://nyholm.tech?foo=x&a=1';
$queryString = http_build_query(['a'=>'2']);

$result = append_query_string($url, $queryString, APPEND_QUERY_STRING_REPLACE_DUPLICATE);

echo $result;
// https://nyholm.tech?foo=x&a=2
```

#### APPEND\_QUERY\_STRING\_SKIP\_DUPLICATE

[](#append_query_string_skip_duplicate)

```
$url = 'https://nyholm.tech?foo=x&a=1';
$queryString = http_build_query(['a'=>'2']);

$result = append_query_string($url, $queryString, APPEND_QUERY_STRING_SKIP_DUPLICATE);

echo $result;
// https://nyholm.tech?foo=x&a=1
```

###  Health Score

50

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance61

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity42

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 86.7% 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 ~282 days

Total

3

Last Release

1772d ago

Major Versions

0.1.1 → 1.0.02021-08-16

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.2

1.0.0PHP ^7.2 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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