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Top 23 PHP Command-line Projects
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I do similar things with Elixir scripts, though commonly I still turn to PHP because there is some single file library that does what I want with a lot less ceremony than the Java variety would require.
There's also PsySH, https://psysh.org/, for being something other than a Common Lisp or BEAM interface it's a very nice REPL. Besides Picolisp and iex it's the interactive programming environment I use the most.
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Cron Expression
CRON for PHP: Calculate the next or previous run date and determine if a CRON expression is due
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Stream
Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
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CLIFramework
A powerful command line application framework for PHP. It's an extensible, flexible component, You can build your command-based application in seconds!
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PHP console
🖥 PHP CLI application library, provide console options,arguments parse, console controller/command run, color style, user interactive, format information show and more. 功能全面的PHP命令行应用库。提供控制台选项、参数解析, 命令运行，颜色风格输出, 用户信息交互, 特殊格式信息显示 (by inhere)
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GetOptionKit
An object-oriented option parser library for PHP, which supports type constraints, flag, multiple flag, multiple values, required value checking
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SaaSHub
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Command-line projects in PHP? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | console | 9,817 |
| 2 | PsySH | 9,791 |
| 3 | Cron Expression | 4,890 |
| 4 | Laravel-Zero | 3,847 |
| 5 | Boris | 2,151 |
| 6 | CLI Menu | 1,944 |
| 7 | CLImate | 1,871 |
| 8 | figlet-fonts | 1,308 |
| 9 | box | 1,221 |
| 10 | composer-git-hooks | 1,073 |
| 11 | minicli | 1,065 |
| 12 | Commando | 796 |
| 13 | php-scoper | 758 |
| 14 | ShellWrap | 742 |
| 15 | Cilex | 619 |
| 16 | php-tui | 504 |
| 17 | castor | 480 |
| 18 | CLIFramework | 442 |
| 19 | Shunt | 434 |
| 20 | PHP console | 347 |
| 21 | GetOpt | 340 |
| 22 | GetOptionKit | 151 |
| 23 | Aura.Cli | 102 |
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