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php-standard-library/file
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Typed file handles for reading and writing with write modes and advisory locking

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PHP Standard Library - File
===========================

[](#php-standard-library---file)

Typed file handles for reading and writing with write modes and advisory locking.

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- [Documentation](https://php-standard-library.dev)
- [Contributing](https://github.com/php-standard-library/php-standard-library/blob/next/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [Create Pull Request](https://github.com/php-standard-library/php-standard-library/pulls)
- [Report an Issue](https://github.com/php-standard-library/php-standard-library/issues)

###  Health Score

51

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FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance81

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity35

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~2 days

Total

12

Last Release

124d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![azjezz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/29315886?v=4)](https://github.com/azjezz "azjezz (11 commits)")

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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