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simpleenergy/php-webhdfs
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PHP WebHDFS, forked from https://github.com/simpleenergy/php-WebHDFS

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php-WebHDFS
===========

[](#php-webhdfs)

Description
-----------

[](#description)

php-WebHDFS is a PHP client for [WebHDFS](http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.0.3-alpha/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html).

Dependencies
------------

[](#dependencies)

- [PHP](http://php.net/)
- [cURL](http://curl.haxx.se/)

Install via composer
--------------------

[](#install-via-composer)

```
composer require simpleenergy/php-webhdfs
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- [File and Directory Operations](#file-and-directory-operations)
    - [Create and Write to a File](#create-and-write-to-a-file)
    - [Create and write content directly to a file](#create-and-write-content-directly-to-a-file)
    - [Append to a File](#append-to-a-file)
    - [Concat File(s)](#concat-files)
    - [Open and Read a File](#open-and-read-a-file)
    - [Make a Directory](#make-a-directory)
    - [Create a Symbolic Link](#create-a-symbolic-link)
    - [Rename a File/Directory](#rename-a-filedirectory)
    - [Delete a File/Directory](#delete-a-filedirectory)
    - [Status of a File/Directory](#status-of-a-filedirectory)
    - [List a Directory](#list-a-directory)
- [Other File System Operations](#other-file-system-operations)
    - [Get Content Summary of a Directory](#get-content-summary-of-a-directory)
    - [Get File Checksum](#get-file-checksum)
    - [Get Home Directory](#get-home-directory)
    - [Set Permission](#set-permission)
    - [Set Owner](#set-owner)
    - [Set Replication Factor](#set-replication-factor)
    - [Set Access or Modification Time](#set-access-or-modification-time)

### File and Directory Operations

[](#file-and-directory-operations)

#### Create and Write to a File

[](#create-and-write-to-a-file)

```
hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->create('user/hadoop-username/new-file.txt', 'local-file.txt');
```

#### Create and write content directly to a file

[](#create-and-write-content-directly-to-a-file)

```
hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->createWithData('user/hadoop-username/new-file.txt', 'content');
```

#### Append to a File

[](#append-to-a-file)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->append('user/hadoop-username/file-to-append-to.txt', 'local-file.txt');
```

#### Concat File(s)

[](#concat-files)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->concat('user/hadoop-username/concatenated-file.txt', '/test/file1,/test/file2,/test/file3');
```

#### Open and Read a File

[](#open-and-read-a-file)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$response = $hdfs->open('user/hadoop-username/file.txt');
```

#### Make a Directory

[](#make-a-directory)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->mkdirs('user/hadoop-username/new/directory/structure');
```

#### Create a Symbolic Link

[](#create-a-symbolic-link)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->createSymLink('user/hadoop-username/file.txt', '/user/hadoop-username/symlink-to-file.txt');
```

#### Rename a File/Directory

[](#rename-a-filedirectory)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->rename('user/hadoop-username/file.txt', '/user/hadoop-username/renamed-file.txt');
```

#### Delete a File/Directory

[](#delete-a-filedirectory)

```
hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->delete('user/hadoop-username/file.txt');
```

#### Status of a File/Directory

[](#status-of-a-filedirectory)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$response = $hdfs->getFileStatus('user/hadoop-username/file.txt');
```

#### List a Directory

[](#list-a-directory)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$response = $hdfs->listStatus('user/hadoop-username/');
```

### Other File System Operations

[](#other-file-system-operations)

#### Get Content Summary of a Directory

[](#get-content-summary-of-a-directory)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$response = $hdfs->getContentSummary('user/hadoop-username/');
```

#### Get File Checksum

[](#get-file-checksum)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$response = $hdfs->getFileChecksum('user/hadoop-username/file.txt');
```

#### Get Home Directory

[](#get-home-directory)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$response = $hdfs->getHomeDirectory();
```

#### Set Permission

[](#set-permission)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->setPermission('user/hadoop-username/file.txt', '777');
```

#### Set Owner

[](#set-owner)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->setOwner('user/hadoop-username/file.txt', 'other-user');
```

#### Set Replication Factor

[](#set-replication-factor)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$hdfs->setReplication('user/hadoop-username/file.txt', '2');
```

#### Set Access or Modification Time

[](#set-access-or-modification-time)

```
$hdfs = new WebHDFS('mynamenode.hadoop.com', '50070', 'hadoop-username');
$response = $hdfs->setTimes('user/hadoop-username/file.txt');
```

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity45

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community25

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 55.2% 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 ~504 days

Total

5

Last Release

756d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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