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web3-php/cli
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Web3 PHP CLI is a blazing fast blockchain server for local development.

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---

**Web3 PHP CLI** is a blazing fast blockchain server for local development.

> This project is a work-in-progress. Code and documentation are currently under development and are subject to change.

Get Started
-----------

[](#get-started)

> **Requires [PHP 8.0+](https://php.net/releases/)**

First, install Web3 via the [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) package manager:

```
composer global config prefer-stable true
composer global config minimum-stability dev
composer global require web3-php/cli
```

Then, start the local blockchain server:

```
web3

```

Options
-------

[](#options)

### `accounts`

[](#accounts)

The `accounts` option allows to specify the number of accounts.

```
web3 --accounts=5 # Default: 5
```

### `host`

[](#host)

The `host` option allows to specify the hostname to listen on.

```
web3 --host=127.0.0.2 # Default: 127.0.0.1
```

### `port`

[](#port)

The `port` option allows to specify the port number to listen on.

```
web3 --port=8550 # Default: 8545
```

---

Web3 PHP CLI is an open-sourced software licensed under the **[MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)**.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity27

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 90.5% 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

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---

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