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thinframe/pcntl
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v0.2.1(12y ago)49.9k1[1 PRs](https://github.com/thinframe/pcntl/pulls)2MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Dec 8Pushed 12y ago2 watchersCompare

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\#ThinFrame PCNTL

[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6c810fc02cb08e89d9460e34d1193141838e217afe2ce77344182ef4c1cd03d3/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7468696e6672616d652f70636e746c2f762f737461626c652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/thinframe/pcntl)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/501bb7a07fb32a50dbd37b3ddde11db499f7be8bd9be6adcba83fd3417fdcab7/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7468696e6672616d652f70636e746c2f762f756e737461626c652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/thinframe/pcntl)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/eaa85afb38321535b7f1e2e09197ffa5e1de36503148a63674f9f528b786fa47/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7468696e6672616d652f70636e746c2f6c6963656e73652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/thinframe/pcntl)

\##Features

- Async processes
- Signal handling

\##Installation

- Via composer: `composer require thinframe/pcntl`
- Via GIT: `git clone https://github.com/thinframe/pnctl`

\##Copyright

- MIT License - Sorin Badea

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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 ~49 days

Total

2

Last Release

4538d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1003231?v=4)[unusorin](/maintainers/unusorin)[@unusorin](https://github.com/unusorin)

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Top Contributors

[![unusorin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1003231?v=4)](https://github.com/unusorin "unusorin (8 commits)")

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Tags

pcntlthinframe

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