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sokolnikov911/whois
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Library for obtaining values from whois command

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Whois, 'whois' command parser for PHP
=====================================

[](#whois-whois-command-parser-for-php)

Simple values parser from console 'whois' command

How to use
----------

[](#how-to-use)

For example for obtaining NetName of IP address:

```
$whois = new Whois('8.8.8.8');
$answer = $whois->getProperty('netname');
print $answer; // LVLT-GOGL-8-8-8
```

Or, for obtaining 'Admin Email' of domain:

```
$whois = new Whois('google.com');
$answer = $whois->getProperty('admin email');
print $answer; // dns-admin@google.com
```

All properties should be in lowercase.

Installing Whois
----------------

[](#installing-whois)

```
# Install Composer
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
```

Next, run the Composer command to install the latest stable version of Whois

```
php composer.phar require sokolnikov911/whois
```

After installing, you need to require Composer's autoloader:

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
```

You can then later update Whois using composer:

```
composer.phar update
```

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

[](#requirements)

This class requires installed console 'whois' package for Unix/Linux system.

License
-------

[](#license)

This library is licensed under the MIT License.

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

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

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