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[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) 4. / 5. zendframework/zend-console Abandoned → [laminas/laminas-console](/?search=laminas%2Flaminas-console)ArchivedLibrary[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) zendframework/zend-console ========================== Build console applications using getopt syntax or routing, complete with prompts 2.8.0(7y ago)4713.6M↑19%30[9 issues](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-console/issues)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^5.6 || ^7.0 Since Oct 10Pushed 6y ago21 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-console)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/zendframework/zend-console)[ RSS](/packages/zendframework-zend-console/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (6)Versions (66)Used By (20) zend-console ============ [](#zend-console) > ## Repository abandoned 2019-12-31 > > [](#repository-abandoned-2019-12-31) > > This repository has moved to [laminas/laminas-console](https://github.com/laminas/laminas-console). [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/59cdf7223c66cb49fd24ceb1db8df7b1a2c1ba81c51658a46224cec9e5db9112/68747470733a2f2f7365637572652e7472617669732d63692e6f72672f7a656e646672616d65776f726b2f7a656e642d636f6e736f6c652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://secure.travis-ci.org/zendframework/zend-console)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5b4b49fee6df9e7bb8a06f6d3a2e1949179b83e6d59f763648777f275a59e024/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f7a656e646672616d65776f726b2f7a656e642d636f6e736f6c652f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://coveralls.io/github/zendframework/zend-console?branch=master) `Zend\Console` is a component to design and implement console applications in PHP. > ### Deprecated > > [](#deprecated) > > Both the zend-console and the [zend-mvc-console](https://docs.zendframework.com/zend-mvc-console/)components will likely not be maintained long-term, as there are more complete implementations available elsewhere. We strongly urge developers to start migrating their console tooling to use other libraries, such as [symfony/console](https://github.com/symfony/console). - File issues at - Documentation is at ### Health Score 50 — FairBetter than 96% of packages Maintenance16 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity58 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community47 Growing community involvement Maturity72 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 71.9% 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. 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