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piotrpress/configer
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This library loads/saves php array from/to a configuration file.

v2.0.0(3y ago)03561MITPHPPHP >=8.0

Since Sep 20Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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Configer
========

[](#configer)

This library loads/saves php array from/to a configuration file.

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

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require piotrpress/configer
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use PiotrPress\Configer;

$config = new Configer( '.config', [
    'key' => 'value'
] );

echo $config[ 'key' ];
$config[ 'key' ] = 'new_value';

$config->save();
```

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- Branch `2.x` supports PHP >= `8.0` version.
- Branch `1.x` supports PHP ^`7.4` version.

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](license.txt)

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

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 ~41 days

Recently: every ~51 days

Total

6

Last Release

1131d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.2 → 2.x-dev2023-04-13

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=7.4

1.x-devPHP ^7.4

2.x-devPHP >=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10326736?v=4)[Piotr Niewiadomski](/maintainers/PiotrPress)[@PiotrPress](https://github.com/PiotrPress)

---

Top Contributors

[![PiotrPress](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10326736?v=4)](https://github.com/PiotrPress "PiotrPress (4 commits)")

---

Tags

arrayarrayaccessarrayobjectconfigconfig-fileconfigerconfigurationconfiguration-filephpconfigurationarrayconfigArray objectarray-accessconfig fileconfiguration fileconfiger

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