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shyim/check-if-email-exists
===========================

A PHP library to check if an email address exists and is deliverable

1.0.2(5mo ago)4202↓78.6%1[1 issues](https://github.com/shyim/check-if-email-exists/issues)1MITPHPPHP >=8.2CI failing

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Check If Email Exists (PHP)
===========================

[](#check-if-email-exists-php)

This is a PHP library to check if an email address exists and is deliverable.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require shyim/check-if-email-exists
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### CLI

[](#cli)

```
# After cloning the repo
./bin/check-email test@example.com

# After composer install (global or local)
vendor/bin/check-email test@example.com
```

### Programmatic API

[](#programmatic-api)

```
use Shyim\CheckIfEmailExists\EmailChecker;

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$checker = new EmailChecker();
$result = $checker->check('test@example.com');

print_r($result->toArray());
```

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Syntax validation
- DNS MX record check
- SMTP connection verification (HELO, MAIL FROM, RCPT TO)
- Catch-all detection
- Role account detection
- Disposable email detection

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 84% of packages

Maintenance71

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 66.7% 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 ~8 days

Total

3

Last Release

168d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7c45ef9077b73fce78afbfab2fa27e611a453dd77de003e2785ac84105d02bef?d=identicon)[shyim](/maintainers/shyim)

---

Top Contributors

[![tinect](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/135993?v=4)](https://github.com/tinect "tinect (12 commits)")[![shyim](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6224096?v=4)](https://github.com/shyim "shyim (6 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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