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[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. outlandish/sync ActiveLibrary[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) outlandish/sync =============== Sync directory contents over HTTP using PHP 1.0-beta(13y ago)5729413[5 issues](https://github.com/outlandishideas/sync/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0 Since May 24Pushed 10y ago10 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/outlandishideas/sync)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/outlandish/sync)[ RSS](/packages/outlandish-sync/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced yesterday READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (2)Used By (0) Sync directory contents over HTTP using PHP =========================================== [](#sync-directory-contents-over-http-using-php) Use these classes to recursively sync the contents of two folders on different servers. The source must have a web server although the directory being synced does not have to be web accessible. The client initiates the connection and can be either another web server or a command line script. Install ------- [](#install) If using Composer, add `"outlandish/sync":"1.*@dev"` to your requirements. Otherwise, just download and `require` the classes as normal. How it works ------------ [](#how-it-works) 1. Client collects list of existing files in destination folder (and subfolders), with size and modified dates 2. Client POSTs list to the server 3. Server gets list of files in source folder on server and compares this with list of files from client 4. Server returns list of new or modified files present on server 5. Client requests contents of each new or modified file and saves it to destination folder 6. Client sets last modified time of file to match server No attempt is made to send diffs; this is not rsync. Symlinks are not explicitly supported. All communication is via JSON data in the request/response body. Example ------- [](#example) On the server, e.g. `example.com/remote.php`: ``` require_once 'vendor/autoload.php'; //or include AbstractSync.php and Server.php const SECRET = '5ecR3t'; //make this long and complicated const PATH = '/path/to/source'; //sync all files and folders below this path $server = new \Outlandish\Sync\Server(SECRET, PATH); $server->run(); //process the request ``` On the client(s): ``` require_once 'vendor/autoload.php'; const SECRET = '5ecR3t'; //this must match the secret key on the server const PATH = '/path/to/destination'; //target for files synced from server $client = new \Outlandish\Sync\Client(SECRET, PATH); $client->run('http://example.com/remote.php'); //connect to server and start sync ``` FAQ --- [](#faq) ### Why not just use rsync? [](#why-not-just-use-rsync) Sometimes you need code to be portable across a range of hosting environments so you can't rely on rsync, scp or other external dependencies. ### Health Score 28 — LowBetter than 52% of packages Maintenance18 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity26 Limited adoption so far Community19 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity44 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 80% 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. 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