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xy2z/file-render
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Renders file in the browser from a non-public dir.

1.0.1(8y ago)021[1 PRs](https://github.com/xy2z/FileRender/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=7.0

Since Dec 14Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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FileRender
==========

[](#filerender)

Presents a file in the browser from a non-public dir.

The file will be downloaded if not presentable (eg. `.dll`, `.exe` etc.)

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.0 or above
- `php_exif` extension enabled (included in PHP)

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

[](#installation)

Install the latest version with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org).

```
$ composer require xy2z/file-render
```

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

```
use xy2z\FileRender\FileRender;

$fr = new FileRender('/path/to/file.png');
$fr->render();
```

### Force Download

[](#force-download)

```
$fr = new FileRender('/path/to/file.png');
$fr->force_download = true;
$fr->download_filename = 'renamed.png';
$fr->render();
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 40% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 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

Every ~2 days

Total

2

Last Release

3162d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5d4c08a97e1c9c53efb123c306f551fcb367e8adea3bfa1412c49c8e5133aeff?d=identicon)[xy2z](/maintainers/xy2z)

---

Top Contributors

[![xy2z](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4496997?v=4)](https://github.com/xy2z "xy2z (4 commits)")

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