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plesk/socket-client
===================

Socket client for PHP-HTTP (Plesk)

2.1.1-patch3(1y ago)054.5k↓13.3%4[1 PRs](https://github.com/plesk/socket-client/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^7.2 || ^8.0

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Socket Client for PHP HTTP
==========================

[](#socket-client-for-php-http)

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The socket client use the stream extension from PHP, which is integrated into the core.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- TCP Socket Domain (tcp://hostname:port)
- UNIX Socket Domain (unix:///path/to/socket.sock)
- TLS / SSL Encyrption
- Client Certificate (only for php &gt; 5.6)

Installation and Usage
----------------------

[](#installation-and-usage)

[Read the documentation at http://docs.php-http.org/en/latest/clients/socket-client.html](http://docs.php-http.org/en/latest/clients/socket-client.html)

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

First launch the http server:

```
$ ./vendor/bin/http_test_server > /dev/null 2>&1 &
```

Then generate ssh certificates:

```
$ composer gen-ssl
```

Note: If you are running this on macOS and get the following error: "Error opening CA Private Key privkey.pem", check [this](ssl-macOS.md) file.

Now run the test suite:

```
$ composer test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see our [contributing guide](http://docs.php-http.org/en/latest/development/contributing.html).

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please contact us at .

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance39

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 57.9% 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 ~190 days

Total

4

Last Release

519d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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