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Provides fast, memory-safe HTML, CSS, and JavaScript minification using tokenized parsing. 1.0.0(5mo ago)13↓50%MITRustPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 Since Nov 18Pushed 5mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/WilliamThogersen/html-minifier-php)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/williamthogersen/minifier)[ Docs](https://github.com/WilliamThogersen/html-minifier-php)[ RSS](/packages/williamthogersen-minifier/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (3)Versions (2)Used By (0) HTML Minifier ============= [](#html-minifier) [![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1f8f0a501d0e91ac030c19729750a065b12f5a7d3805dbc041a34af0b2d2eec7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f56657273696f6e2d76312e302e302d626c7565)](https://github.com/WilliamThogersen/html-minifier/releases)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5caa455d8debc46fb23abbadb45a733a937f3910a73fc875c2f7820468e1bb54/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e)](LICENSE) A high-performance HTML minifier for PHP, powered by a Rust backend. This library provides a simple and fast way to minify HTML, including inline CSS and JavaScript, using a robust token-based parser instead of regular expressions. It's designed for production use, offering significant performance gains over native PHP solutions. Features -------- [](#features) - **Fast:** Minification is handled by a pre-compiled Rust library, making it significantly faster than pure PHP alternatives. - **Reliable:** Uses a token-based parser, which is more accurate and safer than regex-based solutions. - **Easy to Use:** Simple PHP API that's easy to integrate into any project. - **Configurable:** Comes with sensible defaults but allows for fine-grained control over the minification process. - **Cross-Platform:** Works on Linux macOS Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 7.4 or higher - `ffi` PHP extension enabled To check if the `ffi` extension is enabled, run: ``` php -m | grep ffi ``` If it's not listed, you'll need to enable it in your `php.ini` file: ``` ffi.enable=1 ``` Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the library via Composer: ``` composer require WilliamThogersen/minifier ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Basic Minification [](#basic-minification) ``` use WilliamThogersen\Minifier\HTMLMinifier; $minifier = new HTMLMinifier(); $html = ' Hello, world! '; $minifiedHtml = $minifier->minify($html); echo $minifiedHtml; // Output: Hello, world! ``` ### Using Custom Options [](#using-custom-options) You can customize the minification process by passing an options object to the `minify` method. ``` use WilliamThogersen\Minifier\HTMLMinifier; use WilliamThogersen\Minifier\MinifierOptions; $minifier = new HTMLMinifier(); $options = new MinifierOptions( removeComments: true, collapseWhitespace: true, minifyJs: false, // Don't minify inline JS minifyCss: false // Don't minify inline CSS ); $minifiedHtml = $minifier->minify($html, $options); ``` ### Pre-configured Option Sets [](#pre-configured-option-sets) The library also provides pre-configured option sets for common use cases: - `MinifierOptions::default()`: The default, well-balanced set of options. - `MinifierOptions::conservative()`: A more conservative set of options that prioritizes safety over aggressive minification. - `MinifierOptions::minimal()`: A minimal set of options that only performs the most basic and safe transformations. ``` use WilliamThogersen\Minifier\MinifierOptions; // Use the conservative options $options = MinifierOptions::conservative(); $minifiedHtml = $minifier->minify($html, $options); ``` How It Works ------------ [](#how-it-works) This library uses PHP's Foreign Function Interface (FFI) to call a pre-compiled Rust library (`.so`, `.dylib`, or `.dll`). The Rust library is responsible for the heavy lifting of parsing and minifying the HTML. This approach provides the speed of a compiled language like Rust with the convenience of a PHP library. The compiled libraries for common architectures are included with the package, so you don't need to have Rust installed on your server. Development ----------- [](#development) If you want to contribute to the project, you'll need to set up the development environment. ### Building the Rust Library [](#building-the-rust-library) The Rust library needs to be compiled from the source in the `rust/` directory. A build script is provided to simplify this process. ``` # Build the library for your current platform bash build.sh ``` This will compile the Rust code and place the resulting library file in the `src/Lib/` directory. ### Running Tests [](#running-tests) The project uses PHPUnit for testing. ``` # Run all tests composer test # Run unit tests only composer test:unit # Run integration tests only composer test:integration ``` License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more information. ### Health Score 32 — LowBetter than 72% of packages Maintenance69 Regular maintenance activity Popularity5 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity40 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 179d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0fb46c0db0ae7bc8ca4e01ba70bbd799076aa65629da6ecf59f5ad1a25a12366?d=identicon)[WilliamThogersen](/maintainers/WilliamThogersen) --- Top Contributors [![github-actions[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4)](https://github.com/github-actions[bot] "github-actions[bot] (1 commits)") --- Tags composerffihigh-performancehtmlminifyminify-htmlphpjavascriptcssperformancecompressionhtmlminifyminifieroptimizationrustffiweb-performance ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/williamthogersen-minifier/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/williamthogersen-minifier/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/williamthogersen-minifier) ``` ### Alternatives [matthiasmullie/minify CSS & JavaScript minifier, in PHP. 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