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websocket/websocket
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WebSocket implementation.

0.3(10y ago)13961MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Oct 21Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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[](#websocket-)

Description
-----------

[](#description)

Simple, high performance WebSocket library written in PHP.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.4 <
- Ev (php-ev) / libevent (php-libev) library \[highly recommended for optimal performance\]
-

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require websocket/websocket

```

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1 days

Total

3

Last Release

3905d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ad40df017a555edf9dbde3fe197082a0f5bbfdf7ded6dc5b1f90eb985d243688?d=identicon)[lukaszm](/maintainers/lukaszm)

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Tags

libeventphpphpreactwebsockets

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