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ulrichsg/phconf
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Hierarchical configuration inspired by nconf

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phconf
======

[](#phconf)

Hierarchical configuration for PHP inspired by [nconf](https://github.com/indexzero/nconf)

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Import configuration from a variety of sources
    - Files (JSON, YAML, INI)
    - Environment variables
- Set overridable default values

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

[](#installation)

Install using Composer via `composer require ulrichsg/phconf` or add it to your composer.json manually. Note that phconf requires PHP 5.6 or above.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

See the [documentation](doc/usage.md).

###  Health Score

20

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LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![ulrichsg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/197901?v=4)](https://github.com/ulrichsg "ulrichsg (1 commits)")

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