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parallel/parallel
=================

PHP library for execute functions in parallel.

v1.0.1(2y ago)11.3k↓50%MITPHPPHP >=8.0

Since Mar 21Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/LorenzoRizzolo/ParallelPhp)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/parallel/parallel)[ RSS](/packages/parallel-parallel/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago

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🛠 Installation
==============

[](#-installation)

You can install the package using composer:

```
composer require parallel/parallel
```

❔ Usage
=======

[](#-usage)

After installation yoi can use this library using composer:

```
// require the autoload file of vendor to import the library
require_once __DIR__."/vendor/autoload.php";

// select the class in the name space parallel/parallel
use parallel\parallel\Thread;

// create the new object of Thread class
$thread = new Thread();

// create a function to esecute in background
function function_name(){  }

// you can pass an existing function as parameter or create a new function directly when you call the method start
$thread->start('function_name');
$thread->start(function(){  });

// if you use the method join it will wait the end of the new process created and then it will continue with the code.
$thread->join();
```

📝 Testing
=========

[](#-testing)

There are few tests ready for use in test/ directory Try some examples:

```
# try from example_01 to 03
composer example_N
```

⚖️ License
==========

[](#️-license)

This project is under the [MIT License](https://github.com/LorenzoRizzolo/ParallelPhp/blob/main/LICENSE).

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

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

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

788d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/098b0adacea3b0e125564d62b66e9b522fd3854f57d3aa91afa2d274d4940874?d=identicon)[LorenzoRizzolo](/maintainers/LorenzoRizzolo)

---

Top Contributors

[![LorenzoRizzolo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/122774067?v=4)](https://github.com/LorenzoRizzolo "LorenzoRizzolo (13 commits)")

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Tags

asynctimeparallelthreads

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