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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. ricardoper/twitteroauth AbandonedArchivedLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) ricardoper/twitteroauth ======================= PHP library to communicate with Twitter OAuth API version 1.1 v2.1.6(9y ago)90257.0k↑100%28[1 issues](https://github.com/ricardoper/TwitterOAuth/issues)2MITPHPPHP >=5.3 Since Sep 1Pushed 9y ago14 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/ricardoper/TwitterOAuth)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ricardoper/twitteroauth)[ Docs](https://github.com/ricardoper)[ RSS](/packages/ricardoper-twitteroauth/feed)WikiDiscussions v2 Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (2)Versions (17)Used By (2) TwitterOAuth ------------ [](#twitteroauth) PHP library to communicate with Twitter OAuth API version 1.1. 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Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP Version >= 5.3 - PHP cURL extension - PHP JSON extension - PHP OpenSSL extension - Lib cURL **NOTE:** No external dependencies (Guzzle, Symfony Components. etc...) Installation ------------ [](#installation) The recommended way to install TwitterOAuth is through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/): ``` { "require": { "ricardoper/twitteroauth": "2.*" } } ``` **NOTE:** If you prefer v1 (One Single File), you can get it in [v1 branch](https://github.com/ricardoper/TwitterOAuth/tree/v1). cURL Options ------------ [](#curl-options) After some complaints, I decided to give access to the default options of cURL. This changes solved every connections issues caused by cURL library. Please check the examples: - "SingleUser\_With\_cURL\_Options.php" - "ApplicationOnly\_With\_cURL\_Options.php" Examples -------- [](#examples) Please, see the examples source code from "Examples" folder. Benchmarks ---------- [](#benchmarks) Very simple benchmarks from "Examples" source code. #### Memory Usage [](#memory-usage) **Less than 524Kb** except for image uploading. In this case memory depends on the image size. #### Stress Bench [](#stress-bench) **Stress bench done without connection request time.** Single run bench done with and without connection request time. Connection request time may vary depending on the internet connection. **Machine:** Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz 4Gb RAM 7200 rpm HDD **Versions:** nginx 1.6.2 PHP v5.5.9 Zend OPcache enabled SIEGE 3.0.5 **Bench Details:** 20 concurrent connections 1000 requests per thread No delays between requests Command: siege -c20 -b -r1000 "URL" Test NameExecution TimeRequests per Secondv1 ApplicationOnly11.441748.25v1 SingleUser10.051990.05v2 ApplicationOnly16.621203.37v2 SingleUser15.611281.23v2 ApplicationOnly (Without Composer)15.781267.43v2 SingleUser (Without Composer)15.601282.05 Test Name (Single Run)Without Req. TimeWith Req. Timev1 ApplicationOnly0.0038172.056922v1 SingleUser0.0036741.115811v2 ApplicationOnly0.0052011.553395v2 SingleUser0.0052020.847195v2 ApplicationOnly (Without Composer)0.0045131.547005v2 SingleUser (Without Composer)0.0044030.838964 **v1 App Only** Transactions: 20000 hits Availability: 100.00 % Elapsed time: 11.44 secs Data transferred: 0.46 MB Response time:0.01 secs Transaction rate: 1748.25 trans/sec Throughput:0.04 MB/sec Concurrency: 19.91 Successful transactions: 20000 Failed transactions: 0 Longest transaction: 0.03 Shortest transaction: 0.00 **v1 Single User** Transactions: 20000 hits Availability: 100.00 % Elapsed time: 10.05 secs Data transferred: 0.46 MB Response time:0.01 secs Transaction rate: 1990.05 trans/sec Throughput:0.05 MB/sec Concurrency: 19.86 Successful transactions: 20000 Failed transactions: 0 Longest transaction: 0.05 Shortest transaction: 0.00 **v2 App only** Transactions: 20000 hits Availability: 100.00 % Elapsed time: 16.62 secs Data transferred: 0.46 MB Response time:0.02 secs Transaction rate: 1203.37 trans/sec Throughput:0.03 MB/sec Concurrency: 19.91 Successful transactions: 20000 Failed transactions: 0 Longest transaction: 0.06 Shortest transaction: 0.00 **v2 Single User** Transactions: 20000 hits Availability: 100.00 % Elapsed time: 15.61 secs Data transferred: 0.46 MB Response time:0.02 secs Transaction rate: 1281.23 trans/sec Throughput:0.03 MB/sec Concurrency: 19.91 Successful transactions: 20000 Failed transactions: 0 Longest transaction: 0.04 Shortest transaction: 0.01 **v2 App Only (Without Composer)** Transactions: 20000 hits Availability: 100.00 % Elapsed time: 15.78 secs Data transferred: 0.46 MB Response time:0.02 secs Transaction rate: 1267.43 trans/sec Throughput:0.03 MB/sec Concurrency: 19.91 Successful transactions: 20000 Failed transactions: 0 Longest transaction: 0.04 Shortest transaction: 0.00 **v2 Single User (Without Composer)** Transactions: 20000 hits Availability: 100.00 % Elapsed time: 15.60 secs Data transferred: 0.46 MB Response time:0.02 secs Transaction rate: 1282.05 trans/sec Throughput:0.03 MB/sec Concurrency: 19.90 Successful transactions: 20000 Failed transactions: 0 Longest transaction: 0.06 Shortest transaction: 0.00 License ------- [](#license) Released under the MIT License. ### Health Score 43 — FairBetter than 91% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity48 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community23 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 90.6% 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 ~73 days Recently: every ~41 days Total 16 Last Release 3536d ago Major Versions v1.1.1 → v2.0.02014-12-09 v1.x-dev → v3.x-dev2016-09-12 PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.3 v3.x-devPHP >=5.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/765a863c426744d47fb2a72ba44a64078e9e946e3e8b8c21daf5da007e4a3200?d=identicon)[ricardoper](/maintainers/ricardoper) --- Top Contributors [![ricardoper](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5161172?v=4)](https://github.com/ricardoper "ricardoper (96 commits)")[![GDmac](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/156334?v=4)](https://github.com/GDmac "GDmac (9 commits)")[![jguyomard](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1242207?v=4)](https://github.com/jguyomard "jguyomard (1 commits)") --- Tags phpoauthtwitterAPI v1.1 ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/ricardoper-twitteroauth/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/ricardoper-twitteroauth/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/ricardoper-twitteroauth) ``` ### Alternatives [socialconnect/auth Social Connect Auth Component 568845.4k5](/packages/socialconnect-auth)[artdarek/oauth-4-laravel OAuth Service Provider for Laravel 4 693504.8k](/packages/artdarek-oauth-4-laravel)[and/oauth Simple and amazing OAuth library with many providers. 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