php/pie
🥧 The PHP Installer for Extensions observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
91/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 65
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 13
- age_days: 916
- days_rel: 14
- days_push: 14
- n_releases_24m: 42
Adoption not part of the score
1996 stars · 70 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
PIE is the official PHP Installer for Extensions, replacing the deprecated PECL tool. Distributed as a PHAR, it downloads, builds, and installs PHP extensions (modules and Zend extensions) into any target PHP installation, similar to how Composer manages PHP packages.
Use cases
- install a PHP extension from source with phpize and configure
- replace the deprecated PECL installer
- install pre-compiled PHP extension DLLs on Windows
- install multiple PHP extensions in one command
- install extensions into a specific PHP version on a multi-PHP machine
- verify installer authenticity with GitHub attestations
When to choose
- you need to install or update PHP extensions on PHP 8.1+
- you are migrating away from PECL
- you manage multiple PHP installations and need to target a specific one
- you want an official, attestation-verifiable installer from The PHP Foundation
When to avoid
- you only need Composer PHP packages, not C extensions
- you are stuck on PHP older than 8.1 for running the tool itself
- you need extensions not packaged or compatible with PIE
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
package-manager build-tool cli developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages windows cli php cross-platform php-extensions pecl-replacement phar php-foundation extension-installer command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/php/pie · fetched 2026-08-28 · c4ec42413ced
- homepage: https://php.github.io/pie/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · c504e5c3746f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| php/pie | main | 91 |
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