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p3k/utils
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Some helpful functions used by https://p3k.io projects

1.2.1(4y ago)816.7k↑493.3%31MITPHPPHP >=5.5

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p3k\\utils
==========

[](#p3kutils)

This project provides several helpful utilities for working with PHP projects, and is used by  applications.

- `p3k\date` - helpful functions for working with dates and timezones
- `p3k\url` - helpful functions for parsing and building URLs
- `p3k\cache` - a simple caching helper backed by Redis
- `p3k\utils` - miscellaneous functions
- `p3k\geo` - geo functions for calculating distance and other things
- `p3k\global` - sets the timezone to UTC (you're already storing all your dates in UTC, right?)

PHP Support
-----------

[](#php-support)

This project should work in all versions of PHP 5.5 and newer.

###  Health Score

35

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LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95% 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 ~415 days

Total

5

Last Release

1689d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/385b302aef27e9e72ddfbf65c8b15cfce5946744fe2e541c5b415665fc2351fc?d=identicon)[aaronpk](/maintainers/aaronpk)

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Top Contributors

[![aaronpk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/113001?v=4)](https://github.com/aaronpk "aaronpk (19 commits)")[![jonnybarnes](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/108303?v=4)](https://github.com/jonnybarnes "jonnybarnes (1 commits)")

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Tags

cachedatehelpershttpindiewebp3ktimezoneurlutilities

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