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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. zendframework/zend-loader Abandoned → [laminas/laminas-loader](/?search=laminas%2Flaminas-loader)ArchivedLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) zendframework/zend-loader ========================= Autoloading and plugin loading strategies 2.6.1(6y ago)11028.8M—8.5%13[1 issues](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-loader/issues)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^5.6 || ^7.0 Since Oct 17Pushed 6y ago6 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-loader)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/zendframework/zend-loader)[ RSS](/packages/zendframework-zend-loader/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (2)Versions (65)Used By (20) zend-loader =========== [](#zend-loader) > ## Repository abandoned 2019-12-31 > > [](#repository-abandoned-2019-12-31) > > This repository has moved to [laminas/laminas-loader](https://github.com/laminas/laminas-loader). [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c1965a7ee5adcf7c13e1a502910260d50f682206ac663201744701647c8bf93a/68747470733a2f2f7365637572652e7472617669732d63692e6f72672f7a656e646672616d65776f726b2f7a656e642d6c6f616465722e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://secure.travis-ci.org/zendframework/zend-loader)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f87c1ca67716df203bc2d8bcea61863d25d0741c978a9991cc2b261fbd6bf1f8/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f7a656e646672616d65776f726b2f7a656e642d6c6f616465722f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://coveralls.io/github/zendframework/zend-loader?branch=master) zend-loader provides different strategies for autoloading PHP classes. - File issues at - Documentation is at ### Health Score 52 — FairBetter than 96% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity62 Solid adoption and visibility Community45 Growing community involvement Maturity72 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 72.6% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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