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sockeon/sockeon
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Framework-agnostic PHP WebSocket and HTTP server library with attribute-based routing and support for namespaces and rooms.

v2.4.2(5mo ago)281.6k↑200%1[9 issues](https://github.com/sockeon/sockeon/issues)2MITPHPPHP >=8.1CI failing

Since May 28Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Sockeon
=======

[](#sockeon)

Build real-time applications with PHP. Sockeon is a modern WebSocket and HTTP server library that brings event-driven, bidirectional communication to your PHP projects without external dependencies.

Perfect for chat applications, live dashboards, real-time notifications, collaborative tools, and any application requiring instant data synchronization.

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

[](#installation)

Install via Composer:

```
composer require sockeon/sockeon
```

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.1 or higher
- ext-sockets
- ext-openssl

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

For complete documentation, visit

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

If you discover a security vulnerability, please email .

License
-------

[](#license)

Sockeon is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

46

—

FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance74

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

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

Every ~18 days

Recently: every ~4 days

Total

14

Last Release

166d ago

Major Versions

v1.2.0 → v2.0.02025-08-09

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=8.0

2.x-devPHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/152050438?v=4)[xentixar](/maintainers/xentixar)[@xentixar](https://github.com/xentixar)

---

Top Contributors

[![xentixar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/152050438?v=4)](https://github.com/xentixar "xentixar (154 commits)")

---

Tags

apihttplaravelphpsocketwebsocketshttpphphttpssymfonylaravelevent-drivenwebsocketSocketrealtimeframework agnostic

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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