# fzaninotto/Faker

Faker is a PHP library that generates fake data for you

Repository: https://github.com/fzaninotto/Faker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/faker
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-03-20T13:44:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5437, "days_push": 896, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 26649, forks 3574 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:47.059673+00:00)

## What it is
Faker is a PHP library that generates realistic fake data such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and text for populating databases, testing, and anonymizing production data. The original repository is now archived and no longer maintained, with community forks like FakerPHP continuing development.

## Use cases
- generate fake test data in php
- seed a database with realistic dummy records
- anonymize production data for development
- create sample xml or json documents with fake content
- populate orm entities for stress testing
- generate localized fake names and addresses

## When to choose
- you need fake data generation in a legacy PHP 5.3+ codebase
- you maintain an existing project already depending on fzaninotto/faker
- you want a mature, widely documented fake data library for PHP

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new PHP project - use the actively maintained FakerPHP/Faker fork instead
- you need bug fixes, new formatters, or PHP 8+ compatibility guarantees
- you require long-term security support for the dependency

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: data-generation, testing
- domain: developer-tools, testing, data-science
- platform: php, cli
- tags: fake-data, seed-data, database-seeding, test-data, anonymization, archived

## Member repositories
- fzaninotto/Faker (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:47.059673+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:55:50.403478+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fzaninotto/Faker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:47.059673+00:00, sha 285465742434)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.