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Zephir is a compiled high level language aimed to the creation of C-extensions for PHP

0.16.0(4y ago)02MITPHPPHP &gt;=7.4.1

Since Feb 15Pushed 3y agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/thinkcmf/zephir)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/thinkcmf/cat)[ Docs](https://zephir-lang.com)[ Fund](https://opencollective.com/phalcon)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/phalcon)[ RSS](/packages/thinkcmf-cat/feed)WikiDiscussions development Synced 1mo ago

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[Zephir](https://zephir-lang.com) - is a high level programming language that eases the creation and maintainability of extensions for PHP. Zephir extensions are exported to C code that can be compiled and optimized by major C compilers such as gcc/clang/vc++. Functionality is exposed to the PHP language.

Documentation
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[](#documentation)

- Official documentation is [located here](https://docs.zephir-lang.com)

Community
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[](#community)

- Follow us on [GitHub](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir) and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/zephir.language)
- Get Zephir support on [Discord](https://phalcon.link/discord) and [Github discussions](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/discussions)
- Read our [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Zephir is an Open Source, community-driven project. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)for details about contributions to this repository.

Sponsors
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[](#sponsors)

Become a sponsor and get your logo on our README on Github with a link to your site. \[[Become a sponsor](https://opencollective.com/phalcon#sponsor)\]

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Support us with a monthly donation and help us continue our activities. \[[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/phalcon#backer)\]

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[](#license)

Zephir licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file for more information.

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~28 days

Recently: every ~46 days

Total

106

Last Release

1519d ago

PHP version history (10 changes)0.3.5aPHP ~5.3

0.6.1PHP &gt;=5.3

0.9.2PHP &gt;=5.4

0.10.7PHP &gt;=5.5

0.11.2PHP &gt;=5.6

0.11.3PHP ^5.6|^7.0

0.11.4PHP &gt;=5.6.0 &lt;8.0

0.12.0PHP &gt;=7.0.0 &lt;8.0

0.12.20PHP &gt;=7.2 &lt;8.0

0.13.0-alpha-1PHP &gt;=7.4.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8df601675fe6d48d5ddf9fcff6d96284c58ae7190e2747e003b5c5125c508d98?d=identicon)[thinkcmf](/maintainers/thinkcmf)

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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