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phpdocumentor/shim
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phpDocumentor phar distribution.
================================

[](#phpdocumentor-phar-distribution)

This package allows users to install phpDocumentor via composer. Using the distributed phar's from the [phpDocumentor main repo](https://github.com/phpDocumentor/phpDocumentor). This package only provides an installer. New tags are created when a new version of phpDocumentor is released. If you want to use a bleeding edge version of phpDocumentor please consult the main repo.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Add phpdocumentor to your project.

```
composer require --dev phpdocumentor/shim:^3

```

phpDocumentor phar will be downloaded and adding into your projects `bin` directory. Which is `vendor/bin` by default.

From now, you can follow the normal flow to use phpDocumentor. For more information about using phpDocumentor please read our [docs](https://docs.phpdoc.org/latest).

Report issues
-------------

[](#report-issues)

If you have any issues using phpDocumentor please report bugs in the [main repo](https://github.com/phpDocumentor/phpDocumentor/issues)

###  Health Score

58

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity40

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community28

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

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 ~62 days

Recently: every ~74 days

Total

29

Last Release

51d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

docblocksphpphpdocumentor

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