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ralfhortt/php-watch-files
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Watch file or folder and execute code when something is changes inside

1.0.0(4y ago)0101MITPHP

Since Apr 16Pushed 4y agoCompare

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php-file-watcher
================

[](#php-file-watcher)

Watch file or folder and execute code when something is changed inside

### Demo

[](#demo)

You can run the following command to see how the script works

```
php index.php FILE_OR_FOLDER_PATH
```

### Basic usage

[](#basic-usage)

```
$watcher = new \ralfhortt\fswatcher\Watcher('FILE_OR_FOLDER_PATH_TO_WATCH', function ($event) {
    // Do whatever you want when file or folder is changed.
    if ($event->isAddition()){
        // File was added and file path will be $event->file
    } else if ($event->isModification()){
        // File was modified and file path will be $event->file
    }
});
$watcher->watch();
```

### Advanced Usage

[](#advanced-usage)

```
$watcher = new \ralfhortt\fswatcher\Watcher('FILE_OR_FOLDER_PATH_TO_WATCH', 'callback', [
    'watchInterval' => 5,
    'cacheChanges' => true
]);
```

### Options

[](#options)

OptionDefault valueDescriptionwatchInterval1How often the file changes should be checkedcacheChangestrueGather file modifications in single check and trigger event once### Credits

[](#credits)

- The code is written by Zura Sekhniashvili
- I've repacked it as a composer package

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 23% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1484d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/45d54752dcf3da868ffe4a5ad2b876d6acb911fd914700b52e4d4777ff7d4a02?d=identicon)[Ralf Hortt](/maintainers/Ralf%20Hortt)

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Top Contributors

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