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purplepixie/phpdns
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PHP DNS Direct Query Module

2.3.6(9mo ago)741.4M↑36.2%20[2 issues](https://github.com/purplepixie/phpdns/issues)5GPL-3.0-onlyPHPPHP >=7.4CI passing

Since Jan 17Pushed 9mo ago5 watchersCompare

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phpdns
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[](#phpdns)

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DNS Client API / Library for PHP by David Cutting -

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This library provides a socket-level direct network DNS client (i.e. connects and sends queries to a remote DNS server, does not use local resolution).

###  Health Score

56

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FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance56

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity55

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community27

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 70.4% 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 ~255 days

Recently: every ~8 days

Total

15

Last Release

287d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)2.0.2PHP >=5.3.3

2.1.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10967251?v=4)[David Cutting](/maintainers/davecutting)[@davecutting](https://github.com/davecutting)

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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