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sokil/php-language
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Engine to work with language preferences on site

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Since Sep 5Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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php-language
============

[](#php-language)

Library to work with languages and localization on site. This library able to get prefered language from browser settings and store chosen option to cookie.

Prefered language goes from cookies, or if not specified - from browser. If language not listed in preffered - use default value.

Example of usage:

```
// define supported languages
$language = new \Sokil\Language([
  'uk' => ['caption' => 'Ukraininan', 'locale' => 'uk_UA.UTF-8'],
  'en' => ['caption' => 'English', 'locale' => 'en_UK.UTF-8'],
], 'uk');

echo $language->getLanguage();

// if language chosed from list and must be set as system with writing to cookie
$language->setLanguage('uk');
```

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![sokil](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1829948?v=4)](https://github.com/sokil "sokil (13 commits)")

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