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powderblue/php-downloader
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A very simple wrapper for cURL/Wget

v2.0.1(1mo ago)0158↓86.7%ISCPHPPHP ^8.5

Since Jan 13Pushed 1mo agoCompare

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Downloader
==========

[](#downloader)

A very simple wrapper for cURL/Wget.

###  Health Score

44

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FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance90

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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 ~40 days

Total

4

Last Release

50d ago

Major Versions

v1.1.0 → v2.0.02026-05-14

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/dc7f0a9494e2af3da095dedd701c49c29f3df854d71d9888268bf2b06657d0fd?d=identicon)[powderblue](/maintainers/powderblue)

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Top Contributors

[![danbettles](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/736672?v=4)](https://github.com/danbettles "danbettles (6 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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