phar-io/composer-distributor
Library to build Composer plugins that install and update PHAR-based tools instead of source code. Ideal for dev utilities like PHPUnit/PHPStan/Psalm: keep installs via Composer while avoiding dependency conflicts by distributing signed PHAR releases.
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| oomphinc/composer-installers-extender | 0.85 | Extends Composer Installers to add custom installer types and paths without forking. Define extra installer mappings for plugins/themes/modules and other packages, keeping your project’s directory structure consistent across Composer installs. | 236 | — | 51 | — | 8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | MIT | 5 years ago | |
| dflydev/embedded-composer-core | 0.84 | Core library for running Composer in embedded contexts. Provides the underlying utilities and runtime pieces used by embedded-composer integrations to programmatically install, update, and manage PHP dependencies from within an application. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 0 | 0.0 | 25.9 | MIT | — | |
| bitandblack/composer-helper | 0.82 | Laravel-friendly Composer helper utilities that simplify common package tasks like inspecting installed packages, resolving versions, and reading composer.json/lock data. Useful for build tools, diagnostics, and automation where you need Composer metadata programmatically. | 0 | 0 | — | 609 | — | 0.0 | 38.5 | — | — | |
| mtdowling/burgomaster | 0.81 | Laravel package for controlling and monitoring long-running background tasks and daemons. Provides a simple master/worker process manager, status reporting, and a structured way to start, stop, and supervise job runners from your app or CLI. | 26 | 27 | 5 | 1K | 0 | 0.3 | 23.8 | MIT | — | |
| composer/composer | 0.80 | Composer is the dependency manager for PHP. Declare project requirements, install/update packages, and manage autoloading with a lock file for repeatable builds. Works with Packagist and VCS repositories; runs via CLI on PHP 7.2.5+ (latest). | 29,420 | 29,480 | 4,789 | 3M | 114 | 91.0 | 60.1 | MIT | 3 weeks ago | |
| phar-io/executor | 0.80 | phar-io/executor is a small PHP library for safely running external commands and processes. It builds and executes command lines, captures output and exit codes, and helps integrate tooling and CLI binaries into PHP applications and test suites. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 77K | 1 | 0.3 | 55.2 | NOASSERTION | — | |
| wikimedia/composer-merge-plugin | 0.80 | Composer plugin that merges multiple composer.json files at runtime. Define extra include patterns (e.g., composer.local.json, extensions/*/composer.json) to combine dependencies and settings into the main config for installs and autoload generation. | 1,009 | 1,029 | 170 | 694K | 52 | 30.3 | 61.6 | MIT | 5 years ago | |
| humbug/box | 0.80 | — | 1,310 | 1,315 | 109 | 23K | 72 | 44.3 | 49.9 | MIT | 2 months ago | |
| phpdocumentor/unified-asset-installer | 0.79 | Composer custom installer for phpDocumentor assets. Installs packages of type phpdocumentor-template into /data/template instead of /vendor so templates land where phpDocumentor expects them. Intended for template authors; plugin support is planned. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 620 | 0 | 0.1 | 18.5 | — | — | |
| scssphp/scssphp | 0.79 | SCSSPHP is a PHP-based SCSS compiler for compiling .scss to CSS in your apps and build pipelines. Includes PHPUnit test suite, PSR-12 coding standards, and PHPStan static analysis tooling for contributors. | 629 | 640 | 90 | 896K | 12 | 27.3 | 51.9 | MIT | 6 months ago | |
| efrane/phar-builder-bundle | 0.79 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.5 | — | — | |
| jakoch/phantomjs-installer | 0.79 | Laravel-friendly installer for PhantomJS. Downloads and installs the PhantomJS binary via Composer with cross-platform support, making it easy to bundle a headless browser in PHP apps and CI pipelines without manual setup. | 151 | 158 | 43 | 16K | 1 | 2.9 | — | MIT | 1 year ago | |
| deozza/philarmony-utils | 0.79 | Utility helpers for Philarmony projects. A small collection of PHP/Laravel-oriented functions and convenience tools intended to reduce boilerplate and streamline common tasks across applications and packages. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
| splash/bridge-builder | 0.78 | Laravel package for building and managing bridges between systems, providing tools to define connections, map data flows, and orchestrate integration logic in a structured, reusable way. Suitable for apps needing reliable cross-service communication and syncing. | 0 | 0 | — | 305 | — | 0.0 | 34.3 | — | — | |
| acacha/testinglaravelpackageinstaller | 0.78 | A minimal Laravel package installer test project. Provides a simple skeleton repository used to validate and experiment with Laravel package installation workflows, composer configuration, and installer behavior in a lightweight environment. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
| open-southeners/extended-php | 0.78 | Extended PHP helpers for modern apps: adds convenient functions, utilities, and small enhancements that complement core PHP to reduce boilerplate and speed up everyday development. Lightweight, easy to drop into existing projects. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 15.2 | 28.4 | MIT | 7 months ago | |
| raulfraile/ladybug-installer | 0.78 | Composer installer for Ladybug, a PHP variable dumper/debug tool. Adds automatic setup during package installation so Ladybug integrates smoothly into your project with minimal manual configuration. | 4 | 5 | 4 | 433 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.7 | MIT | 12 years ago | |
| lendable/composer-license-checker | 0.78 | Checks your Composer dependencies’ licenses against configurable allow rules (by SPDX license, vendor, or package) to help ensure OSS compliance and reduce legal risk. Works in CI and can read license data from Composer’s installed.json or composer licenses. | 15 | 15 | 3 | 14K | 3 | 16.7 | 46.1 | MIT | 5 months ago | |
| phar-io/composer-plugin | 0.78 | Archived proof-of-concept Composer plugin that adds phive:run and phive:info commands to integrate Phive with Composer (e.g., install phar tools like PHPUnit). Unsupported, likely insecure, and may not work with current Composer—do not use in production. | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | — | — | 8 years ago | |
| seld/phar-utils | 0.77 | Utilities for working with PHP PHAR archives. Load a PHAR, normalize embedded file timestamps for reproducible builds, then save with an updated signature (MD5/SHA*). Includes a linter to syntax-check all PHP files inside a PHAR. | 875 | 876 | 3 | 3M | 1 | 7.0 | 48.2 | MIT | 3 years ago |
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