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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. phalcon/zephir ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) phalcon/zephir ============== Zephir is a compiled high level language aimed to the creation of C-extensions for PHP 1.0.0(3d ago)3.4k450.6k↑179%463[58 issues](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/pulls)18MITPHPPHP >=8.0CI passing Since Feb 15Pushed 3w ago183 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phalcon/zephir)[ Docs](https://zephir-lang.com)[ Fund](https://opencollective.com/phalcon)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/phalcon)[ RSS](/packages/phalcon-zephir/feed)WikiDiscussions development Synced 2d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (25)Versions (161)Used By (18) [![Zephir](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a606bfa6ad537094347d177686062780674c258077d709368b19f300cd2613c4/68747470733a2f2f6173736574732e7068616c636f6e2e696f2f7a65706869722f7a65706869725f6c6f676f2d3130357833362e737667)](https://zephir-lang.com) ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== [](#) [![Discord](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/94fc3d9eff10556bb8115023b0f05a2b7465d01e863e0d7bb030e8fc51cfcf56/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f646973636f72642f3331303931303438383135323337353239373f6c6162656c3d446973636f7264266c6f676f3d646973636f7264267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://phalcon.io/discord)[![Build on Linux|macOS|Windows](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/actions)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9d80f4ae1763458c60b3904b0fab87146b275074980a1ceedc329b229a05ce83/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7068616c636f6e2f7a65706869722f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/phalcon/zephir)[![PHP from Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b44ff9e3bb153d36cdfb7dd40d7545bbd38e1c4b4efd0af3de780d7e2e97f104/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f7068702d762f7068616c636f6e2f6d6967726174696f6e73)](https://packagist.org/packages/phalcon/zephir)[![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7f38d1520d5b06aa37790c941c9e9e603b060a635862f952a3f2a15e281ed07a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64642f7068616c636f6e2f7a6570686972)](https://packagist.org/packages/phalcon/zephir/stats)[![MIT License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b669aecd92be06cbe2ef5499dd25bbec7d75cca19387c526421df7189f2039b4/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7068616c636f6e2f7a65706869722f6c6963656e73652e737667)](./LICENSE) [Zephir](https://zephir-lang.com) - is a high level programming language that eases the creation and maintainability of extensions for PHP. Zephir extensions are exported to C code that can be compiled and optimized by major C compilers such as gcc/clang/vc++. Functionality is exposed to the PHP language. Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) - Official documentation is [located here](https://docs.zephir-lang.com) Community --------- [](#community) - Follow us on [GitHub](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir) and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/zephir.language) - Get Zephir support on [Discord](https://phalcon.io/discord) and [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/discussions) - Read our [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Zephir is an Open Source, community-driven project. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)for details about contributions to this repository. 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See the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file for more information. ### Health Score 78 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance97 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity66 Solid adoption and visibility Community50 Growing community involvement Maturity87 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor3 3 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. 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