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plesk/net\_dns2
===============

Native PHP DNS Resolver and Updater Library

v1.5.4(2y ago)0974↓55%BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.4

Since May 28Pushed 1y agoCompare

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Net\_DNS2 - Native PHP DNS Resolver and Updater
===============================================

[](#net_dns2---native-php-dns-resolver-and-updater)

### The main features for this package include:

[](#the-main-features-for-this-package-include)

- Increased performance; most requests are 2-10x faster than Net\_DNS
- Near drop-in replacement for Net\_DNS
- Uses modern PHP classes and exceptions
- Support for IPv4 and IPv6, TCP and UDP sockets.
- Includes a separate, more intuitive "Updater" class for handling dynamic update
- Support zone signing using TSIG and SIG(0) for updates and zone transfers
- Includes a local cache using shared memory or flat file to improve performance
- includes many more RR's, including DNSSEC RR's.

Installing Net\_DNS2
--------------------

[](#installing-net_dns2)

You can require it directly via Composer: [https://packagist.org/packages/plesk/net\_dns2](https://packagist.org/packages/plesk/net_dns2)

```
composer require plesk/net_dns2

```

Or download the source above.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.4+
- The PHP INI setting `mbstring.func_overload` equals 0, 1, 4, or 5.

Using Net\_DNS2
---------------

[](#using-net_dns2)

See the Net\_DNS2 Website for more details -

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance32

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 86.4% 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 ~290 days

Recently: every ~272 days

Total

14

Last Release

996d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.2.5PHP >=5.1.2

v1.5.0PHP >=5.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/187856?v=4)[Alexey Yuzhakov](/maintainers/sibprogrammer)[@sibprogrammer](https://github.com/sibprogrammer)

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![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/281d1a6c854f90b7d3eca341e622b808dc349d1b31433c397ba59631efbbd694?d=identicon)[AlekseiFedorov-Plesk](/maintainers/AlekseiFedorov-Plesk)

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Top Contributors

[![mikepultz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4993169?v=4)](https://github.com/mikepultz "mikepultz (51 commits)")[![AlekseiFedorov-Plesk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/107476336?v=4)](https://github.com/AlekseiFedorov-Plesk "AlekseiFedorov-Plesk (2 commits)")[![bishopb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6844145?v=4)](https://github.com/bishopb "bishopb (2 commits)")[![hunbalazs](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1272471?v=4)](https://github.com/hunbalazs "hunbalazs (2 commits)")[![gbxyz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/665401?v=4)](https://github.com/gbxyz "gbxyz (1 commits)")[![InboxViktorV](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/71443952?v=4)](https://github.com/InboxViktorV "InboxViktorV (1 commits)")

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Tags

dnsnetworkPEAR

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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