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weew/helpers-network
====================

Collection of helper functions for network interactions.

v1.0.1(9y ago)016MITPHP

Since Jan 14Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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Network helpers
===============

[](#network-helpers)

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Table of contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Functions](#functions)
    - [ping](#ping)

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

[](#installation)

`composer require weew/helpers-network`

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

This tiny library provides various helper functions for network interaction.

Functions
---------

[](#functions)

### ping

[](#ping)

Ping a host, returns latency if the host could be reached, otherwise returns `false`. Note: works ony on `Linux` and `OS X`.

`int|bool ping(string $host, [, int $timeout = 1 [, $ttl = 255]])`

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

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 ~189 days

Total

2

Last Release

3632d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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