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purplepixie/phpdns
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PHP DNS Direct Query Module

2.3.6(6mo ago)731.3M↑16.7%20[2 issues](https://github.com/purplepixie/phpdns/issues)5GPL-3.0-onlyPHPPHP >=7.4CI passing

Since Jan 17Pushed 6mo ago5 watchersCompare

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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

58

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FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance66

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity54

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

196d ago

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

2.1.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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