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paypal/sdk-core-php
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PayPal Core SDK for PHP

3.4.0(8y ago)1005.6M↑79.8%9Apache-2.0PHP >=5.3.0

Since Feb 12Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/paypal/sdk-core-php)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/paypal/sdk-core-php)[ Docs](https://github.com/paypal/sdk-core-php)[ RSS](/packages/paypal-sdk-core-php/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelogDependencies (1)Versions (42)Used By (9)

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###  Health Score

43

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FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity51

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

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 ~44 days

Recently: every ~166 days

Total

40

Last Release

3108d ago

Major Versions

v1.5.5 → v2.5.52014-10-15

v1.5.6 → v2.5.72014-11-10

v1.5.7 → v2.5.92015-02-18

v2.5.9 → v3.0.02015-05-19

2.x-dev → v3.1.02015-09-22

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.1PHP >=5.2.0

v2.4.0PHP >=5.3.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

phpsdkpaypal

###  Code Quality

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