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zaphyr-org/session
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A session handler repository for maintaining user state across multiple requests.

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Session
=======

[](#session)

A session handler repository for maintaining user state across multiple requests.

System Requirements
-------------------

[](#system-requirements)

You need `PHP => 8.1` but the latest stable version of PHP is recommended.

This package is continuously tested on the following PHP versions:

- PHP 8.1
- PHP 8.2
- PHP 8.3
- PHP 8.4
- PHP 8.5

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

[](#installation)

It's recommended that you use [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) to install the session repository.

```
composer require zaphyr-org/session
```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

You can read the full documentation [here](https://zaphyr.org/docs/repositories/latest/session).

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

Issues
------

[](#issues)

Bug reports and feature requests can be submitted on the [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/zaphyr-org/session/issues).

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover security related issues, please email  **instead of using the issue tracker!**

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://zaphyr.org/contributions) for details.

Code of Conduct
---------------

[](#code-of-conduct)

Please see [CODE OF CONDUCT](https://zaphyr.org/contributions#content-code-of-conduct) for details.

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT license. See [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

42

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance67

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

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

Every ~122 days

Recently: every ~147 days

Total

6

Last Release

348d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/25499f6685a498dbadd9b45769a40dc4c792434b54f4d434ce44a432f0b18741?d=identicon)[merloxx](/maintainers/merloxx)

---

Top Contributors

[![merloxx](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12734661?v=4)](https://github.com/merloxx "merloxx (43 commits)")

---

Tags

csrfsessionsession-handlersession-managementsessionflashinputcsrfsession handler

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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