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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. symfony/lock ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) symfony/lock ============ Creates and manages locks, a mechanism to provide exclusive access to a shared resource v8.1.1(2w ago)514139.2M↓30.9%1520MITPHPPHP >=8.4.1 Since Apr 12Pushed 4d ago11 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/symfony/lock)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/symfony/lock)[ Docs](https://symfony.com)[ Fund](https://symfony.com/sponsor)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/fabpot)[ RSS](/packages/symfony-lock/feed)WikiDiscussions 8.2 Synced today READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (20)Versions (376)Used By (20) Lock Component ============== [](#lock-component) The Lock component creates and manages locks, a mechanism to provide exclusive access to a shared resource. Sponsor ------- [](#sponsor) This package is looking for a [backer](https://symfony.com/backers). Help Symfony by [sponsoring](https://symfony.com/sponsor) its development! Resources --------- [](#resources) - [Documentation](https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/lock.html) - [Contributing](https://symfony.com/doc/current/contributing/index.html) - [Report issues](https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues) and [send Pull Requests](https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pulls)in the [main Symfony repository](https://github.com/symfony/symfony) ### Health Score 84 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance98 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity73 Solid adoption and visibility Community50 Growing community involvement Maturity100 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 56.8% 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 ~9 days Recently: every ~1 days Total 376 Last Release 15d ago Major Versions v7.4.6 → v8.0.62026-02-17 v7.4.8 → v8.0.82026-03-31 v6.4.37 → v7.4.92026-04-29 v7.4.9 → v8.0.92026-04-29 7.4.x-dev → 8.0.x-dev2026-06-12 PHP version history (12 changes)3.3.x-devPHP >=5.5.9 v3.4.0-BETA3PHP ^5.5.9|>=7.0.8 v4.0.0-BETA1PHP ^7.1.3 v5.0.0-RC1PHP ^7.2.9 v5.0.1PHP ^7.2.5 v5.1.0-RC2PHP >=7.2.5 v4.4.9PHP >=7.1.3 v6.0.0-BETA1PHP >=8.0.2 v6.1.0-RC1PHP >=8.1 v7.0.0-BETA1PHP >=8.2 v8.0.0PHP >=8.4 v8.1.0-BETA1PHP >=8.4.1 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47313?v=4)[Fabien Potencier](/maintainers/fabpot)[@fabpot](https://github.com/fabpot) --- Top Contributors [![nicolas-grekas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/243674?v=4)](https://github.com/nicolas-grekas "nicolas-grekas (540 commits)")[![fabpot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47313?v=4)](https://github.com/fabpot "fabpot (147 commits)")[![xabbuh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1957048?v=4)](https://github.com/xabbuh "xabbuh (60 commits)")[![jderusse](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/578547?v=4)](https://github.com/jderusse "jderusse (52 commits)")[![derrabus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1506493?v=4)](https://github.com/derrabus "derrabus (47 commits)")[![Simperfit](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3451634?v=4)](https://github.com/Simperfit "Simperfit (12 commits)")[![GromNaN](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/400034?v=4)](https://github.com/GromNaN "GromNaN (11 commits)")[![chalasr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7502063?v=4)](https://github.com/chalasr "chalasr (10 commits)")[![alexandre-daubois](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2144837?v=4)](https://github.com/alexandre-daubois "alexandre-daubois (9 commits)")[![Tobion](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/610090?v=4)](https://github.com/Tobion "Tobion (5 commits)")[![wouterj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/749025?v=4)](https://github.com/wouterj "wouterj (5 commits)")[![fancyweb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3658119?v=4)](https://github.com/fancyweb "fancyweb (5 commits)")[![OskarStark](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/995707?v=4)](https://github.com/OskarStark "OskarStark (4 commits)")[![ostrolucky](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/496233?v=4)](https://github.com/ostrolucky "ostrolucky (4 commits)")[![HypeMC](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2445045?v=4)](https://github.com/HypeMC "HypeMC (4 commits)")[![keradus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2716794?v=4)](https://github.com/keradus "keradus (4 commits)")[![alli83](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/67466942?v=4)](https://github.com/alli83 "alli83 (3 commits)")[![Nyholm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1275206?v=4)](https://github.com/Nyholm "Nyholm (3 commits)")[![rosier](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/117380?v=4)](https://github.com/rosier "rosier (3 commits)")[![jakzal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/190447?v=4)](https://github.com/jakzal "jakzal (2 commits)") --- Tags cascomponentflocklockingmutexphpredlocksemaphoresymfonysymfony-componentsemaphoremutexlockingcasflockredlock ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/symfony-lock/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/symfony-lock/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/symfony-lock) ``` ### Alternatives [malkusch/lock Mutex library for exclusive code execution. 96410.1M29](/packages/malkusch-lock)[ecotone/ecotone Enterprise architecture layer for Laravel and Symfony — CQRS, Event Sourcing, Durable Workflows (Sagas, Orchestrators), Projections, and Outbox messaging via PHP attributes. 564576.7k48](/packages/ecotone-ecotone)[civicrm/civicrm-core Open source constituent relationship management for non-profits, NGOs and advocacy organizations. 751291.4k39](/packages/civicrm-civicrm-core)[illuminate/broadcasting The Illuminate Broadcasting package. 7127.2M208](/packages/illuminate-broadcasting)[symfony/semaphore Symfony Semaphore Component 374.1M13](/packages/symfony-semaphore)[loki/magento2-components Core module for defining Alpine.js components with advanced AJAX features 1011.8k22](/packages/loki-magento2-components) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)