# laruence/php7-internal

Understanding PHP7 Internal articles

Repository: https://github.com/laruence/php7-internal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/laruence-php7-internal
License Family: other
Last push: 2017-03-28T10:22:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4032, "days_push": 3445, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1369, forks 138 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:31.753819+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of original articles by Laruence explaining the internals of PHP7, such as the zval structure and reference mechanism. It serves as educational documentation for developers who want to understand PHP7's engine internals.

## Use cases
- understand how PHP7 zval works internally
- learn about PHP7 reference counting and references
- study PHP engine internals for extension development
- deepen knowledge of PHP7 performance improvements
- read in-depth PHP internals articles

## When to choose
- you are a PHP developer wanting to learn engine internals
- you write PHP extensions and need to understand zval
- you prefer concise expert-written articles on PHP7 internals

## When to avoid
- you need official or complete PHP documentation
- you are a PHP beginner learning the language itself
- you need up-to-date coverage of PHP 8+ internals

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: php
- tags: php7, internals, zval, articles, chinese-language

## Member repositories
- laruence/php7-internal (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.753819+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 2026-08-30T04:40:59.669722+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/laruence/php7-internal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.753819+00:00, sha 7981a5957cd4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.