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pear/pear\_exception
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The PEAR Exception base class.

v1.0.2(5y ago)9880.2M—4.5%1820BSD-2-ClausePHPPHP >=5.2.0CI failing

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Base Exception class from PEAR core
===================================

[](#base-exception-class-from-pear-core)

This repository provides just the base PEAR\_Exception class from `pear-core`that are often used in PEAR packages.

It follows the [pear-core](https://github.com/pear/pear-core) repository and gets updated whenever a new PEAR version is released.

It's meant to be used as dependency for composer packages.

Included files
--------------

[](#included-files)

- `PEAR/Exception.php`

###  Health Score

58

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FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance54

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity67

Solid adoption and visibility

Community38

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

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 ~861 days

Total

4

Last Release

1884d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0-beta1PHP >=4.4.0

v1.0.2PHP >=5.2.0

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