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rosell-dk/locate-binaries
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Locate a binaries by means of exec() or similar

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Locate Binaries
===============

[](#locate-binaries)

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Just a little class for locating binaries. You need `exec()`, `shell_exec()` or similar enabled for it to work. Otherwise, it will throw.

Works on Linux, Windows and Mac.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To locate installed `cwebp` binaries (found on Linux with `which -a`, falling back to `whereis -b`; on Windows found using `where`):

```
use LocateBinaries\LocateBinaries;

$cwebBinariesFound = LocateBinaries::locateInstalledBinaries('cwebp');

```

Note that you get an array of matches - there may be several versions of a binary on a system.

The library also adds another method for locating binaries by peeking in common system paths, such as *usr/bin* and `C:\Windows\System32`However, beware that these dirs could be subject to open\_basedir restrictions which can lead to warning entries in the error log. The other method is therefore best.

Well warned, here it is the alternative, which you in some cases might want to fall back to after trying the first.

```
$imagickBinariesFound = LocateBinaries::locateInCommonSystemPaths('convert');

```

Installing
----------

[](#installing)

Install with composer:

```
composer require rosell-dk/locate-binaries

```

Notes
-----

[](#notes)

The library uses the [exec-with-fallback](https://github.com/rosell-dk/exec-with-fallback) library in order to be able to use alternatives to exec() when exec() is disabled.

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###  Health Score

31

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LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance10

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity47

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**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

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Total

1

Last Release

1490d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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