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robinn/cache
============

Simple cache for PHP with support for Redis, Memcached, APCu and Files.

2.6.4(1mo ago)849511MITPHPPHP >=8.4CI passing

Since May 25Pushed 7mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Simple cache
============

[](#simple-cache)

Simple cache for PHP with support for Redis, Memcached, APCu, and Files.

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Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require robinn/cache

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$cache = new RobiNN\Cache\Cache([
    // Available config options
    'storage'   => 'file', // apcu|file|memcached|redis
    'file'      => [
        'path' => __DIR__.'/cache', // The path to the folder containing the cached content.
        //'secret' => 'secret_key', // For securing file names (optional).
        //'remove_expired' => true, // Automatically remove all expired keys (it can affect performance) (optional).
    ],
    'redis'     => [
        'host' => '127.0.0.1', // Optional when a path is specified.
        'port' => 6379, // Optional when the default port is used.
        //'database' => 0, // Default database (optional).
        //'username' => '', // ACL - requires Redis >= 6.0 (optional).
        //'password' => '', // Optional.
        //'path' => '/var/run/redis/redis-server.sock', // Unix domain socket (optional).
    ],
    'memcached' => [
        'host' => '127.0.0.1', // Optional when a path is specified.
        'port' => 11211, // Optional when the default port is used.
        //'path' => '/var/run/memcached/memcached.sock', // Unix domain socket (optional).
        //'sasl_username' => '', // SASL auth (optional).
        //'sasl_password' => '', // SASL auth (optional).
    ],
]);

$key = 'item-key';

if ($cache->exists($key)) {
    $data = $cache->get($key);
} else {
    $data = 'item-value';
    $cache->set($key, $data);
}

// The above code can also be shortened to one line
$data = $cache->remember($key, 'item-value');

print_r($data); // item-value
```

Methods
-------

[](#methods)

NameReturnDescriptionisConnectedboolCheck connection.existsboolCheck if the data is cached.setboolSave data to cache.getmixedGet data by key.remembermixedGet the data or store if it is not cached.deleteboolDelete data by key.flushboolDelete all data from cache.Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 8.2

###  Health Score

50

—

FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance75

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity76

Established project with proven stability

 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

Every ~58 days

Recently: every ~271 days

Total

25

Last Release

46d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)2.0.0PHP >=8.1

2.5.0PHP >=8.2

2.6.4PHP >=8.4

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![RobiNN1](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11664877?v=4)](https://github.com/RobiNN1 "RobiNN1 (123 commits)")

---

Tags

cachecachingfilememcachephpredisrediscachefilememcachedmemcache

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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