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tobymaxham/php-helpers
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A PHP packages provided with many helper functions and classes

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Since Jun 29Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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TobyMaxham PHP Helpers
======================

[](#tobymaxham-php-helpers)

A PHP packages provided with many helper functions and classes. I use this in many projects.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require tobymaxham/php-helpers

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Functions

[](#functions)

`collect`

```
$collection = collect(['Freddy', 'Teddy', 'Eddy']);

$collection->first(); // Freddy
$collection->last(); // Eddy

foreach ($collection as $key => $value) {
    echo $key . ' => ' . $value;
}

// 0 => Freddy
// 1 => Teddy
// 2 => Eddy
```

### Classes

[](#classes)

....

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 9% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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