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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. reichwebconsulting/cron-expression ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) reichwebconsulting/cron-expression ================================== CRON for PHP: Calculate the next or previous run date and determine if a CRON expression is due v2.2.3(7y ago)010MITPHPPHP >=7.0.0 Since Jul 15Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/reichwebconsulting/cron-expression)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/reichwebconsulting/cron-expression)[ RSS](/packages/reichwebconsulting-cron-expression/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (1)Versions (15)Used By (0) PHP Cron Expression Parser ========================== [](#php-cron-expression-parser) This is a fork of [dragonmantank/cron-expression](https://github.com/dragonmantank/cron-expression). Feel free to use this fork though I don't plan to support it. This exists because the base library is awesome, but aims for compatibility with "standard" CRON expression syntax over functionality. \*\* Why This Fork Exists \*\* I was working on billing processor for a customer that invoices their customers twice a month (15th and the "last day", whtever that is). While `cron-expression`supports "L" as a placeholder for "last day", and supports multiple comma-separated values in each part o the schedule, it does not support both at the same time. The repo's creator said this is intentional to maintain compatibility with other CRON schedules. I don't care about this. I need the feature. If you do too, feel free to pull this repo. But if you want support, please use the original. ### Health Score 29 — LowBetter than 60% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity5 Limited adoption so far Community20 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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. 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