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pnixx/daemon
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Simple Daemon for PHP

1.0.1(9y ago)063MITPHPPHP >=5.6.0

Since Sep 6Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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\#Daemon class for PHP

Simple daemon abstract class

\##Requirements

- PHP 5.6+
- Composer

\##Installation

```
composer require pnixx/daemon
```

\##Usage

```
class Server extends PNixx\Daemon\Daemon {

	public function run() {
		while( !$this->stop ) {
			//working process
		}
	}

	protected function onShutdown() {

	}
}
```

Example run background:

```
example/run -i /path/to/init.php --log_level debug --quiet
```

For list all commands, please use `--help` or `-h` argument.

For restart process after deploy use `--restart` or `-r` argument. A new process will be waiting finish all running processes.

See working example on [Delayed Job](https://github.com/PNixx/delayed_job)

\##Signals

- `QUIT` - Wait finish processing then exit
- `TERM` / `INT` - Immediately kill processes then exit

\##Author

Sergey Odintsov, [@pnixx](https://new.vk.com/djnixx)

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

3531d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/02c8f1735bd7e79c5c23264f6339c560683685f8ec5b6090eb950e50bb7f486d?d=identicon)[PNixx](/maintainers/PNixx)

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Top Contributors

[![PNixx](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1117351?v=4)](https://github.com/PNixx "PNixx (2 commits)")

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