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zanderwar/php-websocket
=======================

A simple WebSocket Server and Client implementation in PHP.

v2.1.0(5y ago)09MITPHPPHP ^7.2

Since Apr 5Pushed 5y agoCompare

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Bloatless PHP WebSockets
========================

[](#bloatless-php-websockets)

 Simple WebSocket server and client implemented in PHP.

About
-----

[](#about)

This application is an extremely simple implementation of the [WebSocket Protocol](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455)in PHP. It includes a server as well as a client. This implementation is optimal to get started with WebSockets and learn something. As soon as you want to create a full featured websocket based application you might want to switch to more sophisticated solution.

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

[](#installation)

Clone or download the repository to your server. The package is also installable via composer running the following command:

`composer require bloatless/php-websocket`

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 7.2

Hint: You can use version 1.0 if you're still on PHP5.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- Adjust `cli/server.php` to your requirements.
- Run: `php cli/server.php`

This will start a websocket server. (By default on localhost:8000)

### Server example

[](#server-example)

This will create a websocket server listening on port 8000.

There a two applications registred to the server. The demo application will be available at `ws://localhost:8000/demo`and the status application will be available at `ws://localhost:8000/status`.

```
// Require neccessary files here...

$server = new \Bloatless\WebSocket\Server('127.0.0.1', 8000);

// Server settings:
$server->setMaxClients(100);
$server->setCheckOrigin(false);
$server->setAllowedOrigin('foo.lh');
$server->setMaxConnectionsPerIp(100);
$server->setMaxRequestsPerMinute(2000);

// Add your applications here:
$server->registerApplication('status', \Bloatless\WebSocket\Application\StatusApplication::getInstance());
$server->registerApplication('demo', \Bloatless\WebSocket\Application\DemoApplication::getInstance());

$server->run();
```

### Client example

[](#client-example)

This creates a WebSocket cliente, connects to a server and sends a message to the server:

```
$client = new \Bloatless\WebSocket\Client;
$client->connect('127.0.0.1', 8000, '/demo', 'foo.lh');
$client->sendData([
    'action' => 'echo',
    'data' => 'Hello Wolrd!'
]);
```

### Browser example

[](#browser-example)

The repository contains two demo-pages to call in your browser. You can find them in the `public` folder. The `index.html` is a simple application which you can use to send messages to the server.

The `status.html` will display various server information.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 81.7% 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 ~224 days

Total

2

Last Release

2009d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f9ffb8a23222134759e16951844017faa8b803ba54bc1f2b36eabc8421ab776d?d=identicon)[zanderwar](/maintainers/zanderwar)

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Top Contributors

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