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phpcq/coding-standard
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PHP code quality project coding standard

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Coding Standards
================

[](#coding-standards)

This repository contains the PHPCQ coding standard definitions and style checker rules.

The rules are for [phpcs](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer) and [phpmd](https://github.com/phpmd/phpmd).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The most convenient usage is to use via [phpcq/phpcq](https://github.com/phpcq/phpcq). Simply put the following into your projects `build.default.properties` file:

```
phpcs.standard=${basedir}/vendor/phpcq/coding-standard/phpcs/PhpCodeQuality/ruleset.xml
phpmd.ruleset=${basedir}/vendor/phpcq/coding-standard/phpmd/ruleset.xml

```

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community26

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 76.3% 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 ~260 days

Recently: every ~372 days

Total

9

Last Release

2062d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02016-02-25

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3

2.1.0PHP >=5.6

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