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somms/phpkew
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PHP port of the pykew library from RGBKew for accessing Kew's data services

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phpKew
======

[](#phpkew)

Library for easy access to Kew's nomenclatural and taxonomic services. Hides the intricacies of using the HTTP API. This library provides the same functionality as the Python library [pykew](https://github.com/RBGKew/pykew), being just a translation to PHP.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Perform the same tasks as the Python library pykew.
- Access and manipulate data from Kew's Python API using PHP.

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

[](#installation)

To use this library, you need to have PHP installed on your system. You can then install the library using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/).

1. Open a terminal and navigate to your project directory.
2. Run the following command to install the library:

    ```
    composer require somms/phpkew
    ```

    ```
3. Include the library in your PHP code:

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

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Here's an example of how to use the library with the POWO API:

```
// Include the library
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';

use Somms\PHPKew\POWO\Enums\Characteristic;
use Somms\PHPKew\POWO\Enums\Filters;
use Somms\PHPKew\POWO\Enums\Geography;
use Somms\PHPKew\POWO\Enums\Name;
use Somms\PHPKew\POWO\POWOApi;

// Create a new instance of the pykew-php library
$powoApi = new POWOApi();

// Do a basic search
$result = $powoApi->search('Poa annua');

// $result extends ArrayIterator class

// Do an advanced search, filtering by several fields.
$query = [Name::GENUS => 'Poa', Name::SPECIES => 'annua', Name::AUTHOR => 'L.'];
$result = $powoApi->search($query);
```

IPNI and KPL are pretty similar. Enums of each API include available filters for each API.

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

Project Status
--------------

[](#project-status)

This project is actively maintained and welcomes contributions from the community.

---

###  Health Score

17

—

LowBetter than 6% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity34

Early-stage or recently created project

 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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

928d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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