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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. roach-php/core ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) roach-php/core ============== A complete web scraping toolkit for PHP v3.2.1(1y ago)1.5k352.4k—7.9%79[4 issues](https://github.com/roach-php/core/issues)[14 PRs](https://github.com/roach-php/core/pulls)3MITPHPPHP ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0CI passing Since Dec 27Pushed 6mo ago17 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/roach-php/core)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/roach-php/core)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/ksassnowski)[ RSS](/packages/roach-php-core/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (23)Versions (34)Used By (3) 🐴 Roach ========= [](#-----roach) [ ![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/38563bce27161655ed123c079a4c8b52393c40bc479ea22fafaef3d171638546/687474703a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f726f6163682d7068702f636f72652f76)](https://packagist.org/packages/roach-php/core)[ ![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3df3ebb4410df979908ae9e4f3cfa61f43e81695022f45c0577c99f4f5e63755/687474703a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f726f6163682d7068702f636f72652f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/roach-php/core)[ ![](https://github.com/roach-php/core/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/roach-php/core/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml) A complete web scraping toolkit for PHP About ----- [](#about) Roach is a complete web scraping toolkit for PHP. It is heavily inspired (read: a shameless clone) of the popular [Scrapy](https://docs.scrapy.org)package for Python. Installation ------------ [](#installation) Install the package via composer ``` composer require roach-php/core ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) The full documentation can be found [here](https://roach-php.dev). Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please read our [Contribution Guide](https://github.com/roach-php/core/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) before opening issues or pull requests. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Kai Sassnowski](https://github.com/ksassnowski) - [All contributors](https://github.com/roach-php/core/contributors) License ------- [](#license) MIT ### Health Score 61 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance57 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity61 Solid adoption and visibility Community33 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity78 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 80.3% 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 ~84 days Recently: every ~110 days Total 15 Last Release 424d ago Major Versions 0.3.0 → 1.0.02022-04-19 1.1.1 → 2.0.02023-02-06 1.1.2 → v3.0.02024-01-05 PHP version history (5 changes)0.1.0PHP ^8.0 2.0.0PHP ~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0 v3.0.0PHP ~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 v3.1.0PHP ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 v3.2.1PHP ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4502ad7427ecdff776d65d1ba32c9db22d0b9510a7cc959cab93fa0f5fa138de?d=identicon)[ksassnowski](/maintainers/ksassnowski) --- Top Contributors [![ksassnowski](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5139098?v=4)](https://github.com/ksassnowski "ksassnowski (232 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (38 commits)")[![github-actions[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4)](https://github.com/github-actions[bot] "github-actions[bot] (5 commits)")[![aaronflorey](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/948073?v=4)](https://github.com/aaronflorey "aaronflorey (2 commits)")[![chrismcintosh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2763551?v=4)](https://github.com/chrismcintosh "chrismcintosh (2 commits)")[![daikazu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4039367?v=4)](https://github.com/daikazu "daikazu (1 commits)")[![Daanra](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6588838?v=4)](https://github.com/Daanra "Daanra (1 commits)")[![corbeil](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3542325?v=4)](https://github.com/corbeil "corbeil (1 commits)")[![inxilpro](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/21592?v=4)](https://github.com/inxilpro "inxilpro (1 commits)")[![j-oppenhuis](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/46529655?v=4)](https://github.com/j-oppenhuis "j-oppenhuis (1 commits)")[![bangnokia](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5652494?v=4)](https://github.com/bangnokia "bangnokia (1 commits)")[![michaelrog](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/102379?v=4)](https://github.com/michaelrog "michaelrog (1 commits)")[![ndeblauw](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4344869?v=4)](https://github.com/ndeblauw "ndeblauw (1 commits)")[![ricardobarantini](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1111361?v=4)](https://github.com/ricardobarantini "ricardobarantini (1 commits)")[![sweptsquash](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9886472?v=4)](https://github.com/sweptsquash "sweptsquash (1 commits)") --- Tags crawlingphpweb-scraping ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/roach-php-core/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/roach-php-core/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/roach-php-core) ``` ### Alternatives [prestashop/prestashop PrestaShop is an Open Source e-commerce platform, committed to providing the best shopping cart experience for both merchants and customers. 9.0k15.4k](/packages/prestashop-prestashop)[ec-cube/ec-cube EC-CUBE EC open platform. 78527.0k1](/packages/ec-cube-ec-cube)[shopware/platform The Shopware e-commerce core 3.3k1.5M3](/packages/shopware-platform)[silverstripe/framework The SilverStripe framework 7213.5M2.5k](/packages/silverstripe-framework)[contao/core-bundle Contao Open Source CMS 1231.6M2.4k](/packages/contao-core-bundle)[sulu/sulu Core framework that implements the functionality of the Sulu content management system 1.3k1.3M152](/packages/sulu-sulu) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)