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ssx/php-serve
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A small helper to start and stop the inbuilt PHP server, useful for API testing with PHPUnit.

0.0.3(11y ago)1161↓100%1PHP

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php-serve
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[](#php-serve)

A small helper to start and stop the inbuilt PHP server, useful for API testing with PHPUnit.

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

4122d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/254889?v=4)[Scott](/maintainers/ssx)[@ssx](https://github.com/ssx)

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Top Contributors

[![ssx](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/254889?v=4)](https://github.com/ssx "ssx (6 commits)")

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