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vvondra/php-daemon
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A base implementation of a UNIX daemon in PHP

v1.0.0(12y ago)11581MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Aug 31Pushed 9y agoCompare

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A simple unix daemon in PHP
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If you're comfortable with PHP and want to have a PHP script running as a daemon (meaning you can leave it running in the background, stop, restart it and check it's status) this class provides a basic implementation of the necessary features.

Running a script as a daemon can be more convenient than a CRON triggered task and you can be sure it will be running in only one process at a time..

Simply subclass it and implement the run() method. You might find the [React Event Loop](https://github.com/reactphp/event-loop) useful if you want an alternative to sleeping.

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4686d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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