# phingofficial/phing

PHing Is Not GNU make; it's a PHP project build system or build tool based on  Apache Ant.

Repository: https://github.com/phingofficial/phing
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/phing
Homepage: https://www.phing.info
Language: PHP
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: phing, php, build-tool, build-automation, ant, make
Last push: 2026-08-10T14:00:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 45, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5356, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": 208, "gap_med": 148, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1168, forks 319 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:50.946968+00:00)

## What it is
Phing is a PHP project build system and build automation tool modeled on Apache Ant, driven by XML build files and extensible PHP task classes. It bundles tasks for running PHPUnit tests, file transformations, filesystem operations, SQL execution, SCM operations, packaging, and deployment.

## Use cases
- automate php project builds
- run phpunit tests and generate coverage reports in a build pipeline
- replace custom shell scripts for packaging and deploying php apps
- define build tasks in xml like apache ant
- automate file transformations and xslt processing
- run sql migrations as part of a build

## When to choose
- you maintain a PHP project and want an Ant-style declarative build system
- you need a rich library of built-in tasks (tests, SCM, packaging, docs) without writing shell scripts
- you want a build tool that runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows with no external dependencies

## When to avoid
- your stack is not PHP - tools like GNU make, Gradle, or npm scripts may fit better
- you prefer YAML or code-based build definitions over XML buildfiles
- you need a minimal zero-dependency build with only a few shell commands

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, ci-cd, deployment, testing, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: php, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: apache-ant, xml-buildfiles, php-projects, build-automation, make-alternative, automation, php, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- phingofficial/phing (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.946968+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 2026-08-30T06:28:48.564977+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/phingofficial/phing (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.946968+00:00, sha b9254ca093f8)
  - homepage: https://www.phing.info (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:46.625041+00:00, sha 560c67c78977)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.