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sharapeco/file-download
=======================

Make downloads for files in PHP

v1.0.0(6y ago)07MITPHPPHP ^5.4.0 || ^7.0CI failing

Since Sep 17Pushed 3mo ago1 watchersCompare

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FileDownload class
==================

[](#filedownload-class)

- Make downloads from file
- Make downloads from content
- IE 9+ (ja), Safari 5+ (ja), Android 4.4+, Chrome, Firefox, Edge support

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### From file

[](#from-file)

```
$filePath = '/path/to/file';

$download = sharapeco\HTTP\FileDownload::initWithFile($filePath);
$download->download('download-filename');
```

### From content

[](#from-content)

```
$content = 'This is the content of the file';

$download = sharapeco\HTTP\FileDownload::initWithContent($content);
$download->download('download-filename');
```

### Show PDF in browser with filename

[](#show-pdf-in-browser-with-filename)

```
$filePath = '/path/to/pdf';

$download = sharapeco\HTTP\FileDownload::initWithFile($filePath);
$download->showPDF('filename.pdf');
```

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance54

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2429d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2aa0a053807078660f519d4bee9f5219653cd5d730c90b4decd0ab465d3c098e?d=identicon)[sharapeco](/maintainers/sharapeco)

---

Top Contributors

[![sharapeco](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1665651?v=4)](https://github.com/sharapeco "sharapeco (4 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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