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zest/files
==========

Zest framework components to manipulate files

00PHP

Since Nov 30Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (1)Used By (0)

PHP Files Library
=================

[](#php-files-library)

Subtree of Zest/Files

PHP File library for the local filesystem.

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

[](#installation)

Install via Composer:

```
composer require zest/files

```

###  Health Score

16

—

LowBetter than 5% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity31

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 69.2% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/aaa321ed1bec9048a01ab2d3adcfca294a6382180fcce5fd98ddd97f52814d3c?d=identicon)[lablnet](/maintainers/lablnet)

---

Top Contributors

[![lablnet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27757785?v=4)](https://github.com/lablnet "lablnet (9 commits)")[![Maikuolan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12571108?v=4)](https://github.com/Maikuolan "Maikuolan (2 commits)")[![ossamamehmood](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/40134503?v=4)](https://github.com/ossamamehmood "ossamamehmood (1 commits)")[![wesolowski](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1388643?v=4)](https://github.com/wesolowski "wesolowski (1 commits)")

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![Health badge](/badges/zest-files/health.svg)

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