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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. pear/net\_socket AbandonedLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) pear/net\_socket ================ More info available on: http://pear.php.net/package/Net\_Socket v1.2.2(11y ago)173.3M—2.5%186PHP LicensePHP Since Feb 20Pushed 1mo ago14 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/pear/Net_Socket)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/pear/net_socket)[ RSS](/packages/pear-net-socket/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (2)Versions (6)Used By (6) Net\_Socket - Network Socket Interface ====================================== [](#net_socket---network-socket-interface) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0a29e58fecc40e87fb6f5ba5ac01793565135c6855e12b43e271372b30087174/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f706561722f4e65745f536f636b65742e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/pear/Net_Socket) Net\_Socket is a class interface to TCP sockets. It provides blocking and non-blocking operation, with different reading and writing modes (byte-wise, block-wise, line-wise and special formats like network byte-order ip addresses). [Homepage](http://pear.php.net/package/Net_Socket/) Installation ------------ [](#installation) For a PEAR installation that downloads from the PEAR channel: `$ pear install pear/net_socket` For a PEAR installation from a previously downloaded tarball: `$ pear install Net_Socket-*.tgz` For a PEAR installation from a code clone: `$ pear install package.xml` For a local composer installation: `$ composer install` To add as a dependency to your composer-managed application: `$composer require pear/net_socket` Tests ----- [](#tests) Run the tests from a local composer installation: `$ ./vendor/bin/phpunit` License ------- [](#license) BSD-2 license ### Health Score 56 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance59 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity53 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community32 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~285 days Total 5 Last Release 3329d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/120511?v=4)[Michael Gauthier](/maintainers/gauthierm)[@gauthierm](https://github.com/gauthierm) --- Top Contributors [![ashnazg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100170?v=4)](https://github.com/ashnazg "ashnazg (22 commits)")[![alecpl](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/546788?v=4)](https://github.com/alecpl "alecpl (17 commits)")[![CloCkWeRX](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/365751?v=4)](https://github.com/CloCkWeRX "CloCkWeRX (13 commits)")[![cweiske](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/59036?v=4)](https://github.com/cweiske "cweiske (3 commits)")[![till](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27003?v=4)](https://github.com/till "till (3 commits)")[![stigsb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/169939?v=4)](https://github.com/stigsb "stigsb (3 commits)")[![leithoff](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1982846?v=4)](https://github.com/leithoff "leithoff (2 commits)")[![mj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5277?v=4)](https://github.com/mj "mj (2 commits)")[![roelvanmeer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11042467?v=4)](https://github.com/roelvanmeer "roelvanmeer (1 commits)")[![rspadim](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2468782?v=4)](https://github.com/rspadim "rspadim (1 commits)")[![jpswade](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1087963?v=4)](https://github.com/jpswade "jpswade (1 commits)")[![endelwar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/28512?v=4)](https://github.com/endelwar "endelwar (1 commits)")[![tvvcox](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/743820?v=4)](https://github.com/tvvcox "tvvcox (1 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/pear-net-socket/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/pear-net-socket/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/pear-net-socket) ``` ### Alternatives [pear/pear-core-minimal Minimal set of PEAR core files to be used as composer dependency 8073.0M70](/packages/pear-pear-core-minimal) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)