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pear/xml\_util
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Methods to work with XML documents

v1.4.5(6y ago)22.7M↓47.1%37BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.4CI failing

Since Jun 7Pushed 6y ago10 watchersCompare

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XML\_Util - Methods to work with XML documents
==============================================

[](#xml_util---methods-to-work-with-xml-documents)

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Selection of methods that are often needed when working with XML documents. Functionality includes creating of attribute lists from arrays, creation of tags, validation of XML names and more.

[Homepage](http://pear.php.net/package/XML_Util/)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

For a PEAR installation that downloads from the PEAR channel:

`$ pear install pear/xml_util`

For a PEAR installation from a previously downloaded tarball:

`$ pear install XML_Util-*.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/xml_util`

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

Run the tests from a local composer installation:

`$ ./vendor/bin/phpunit -c phpunit.xml.dist`

License
-------

[](#license)

BSD license

###  Health Score

42

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FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity45

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community27

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 85.4% 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 ~267 days

Recently: every ~291 days

Total

9

Last Release

2242d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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