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pretty-helpful-php/coding-standard
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Pretty Helpful PHP coding standard

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Pretty Helpful PHP Coding Standard
==================================

[](#pretty-helpful-php-coding-standard)

- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [How to use](#how-to-use)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

The Pretty Helpful PHP coding standard is a [PSR-2-based](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-2/) coding standard built for use with [PHP\_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer).

This coding standard was written with the following basic principles in mind:

1. Be consistent.
2. Keep functions simple and easy to read.
3. Avoid practices that lead to unreliable code or unreliable tests.

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

[](#installation)

This standard is configured for use with [Composer](http://getcomposer.org).

To install it as a dependency, run the following command:

```
composer require pretty-helpful-php/coding-standard --dev

```

How to use
----------

[](#how-to-use)

Once the standard is installed, it can be run from command line using the following command:

```
phpcs --standard=PrettyHelpfulPHP /path/to/somefile.php

```

See the [PHP\_CodeSniffer usage page](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Usage) for more information.

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

[](#contributing)

Contributions are welcome. See [contributing](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.

License
-------

[](#license)

This coding standard is published under the [MIT](LICENSE) license.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2677d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2200187?v=4)[Karuberu](/maintainers/Karuberu)[@Karuberu](https://github.com/Karuberu)

---

Top Contributors

[![Karuberu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2200187?v=4)](https://github.com/Karuberu "Karuberu (1 commits)")

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Tags

coding-standardsphpphp-codesnifferphpcsphpcs-standardsstandardsphpcs

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