# pentestmonkey/php-reverse-shell

Repository: https://github.com/pentestmonkey/php-reverse-shell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/php-reverse-shell
Language: PHP
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-08-07T14:25:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4114, "days_push": 756, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2853, forks 1901 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:25.746078+00:00)

## What it is
A PHP script that opens an interactive reverse shell connection back to an attacker-controlled listener. It is a well-known utility for penetration testers to gain command execution on a compromised web server.

## Use cases
- get a reverse shell from a compromised web server
- penetration testing payload for command execution
- php reverse shell script for red team engagements
- interactive shell after exploiting a file upload vulnerability
- catch a callback shell with netcat during a pentest

## When to choose
- you are a penetration tester needing a lightweight PHP reverse shell payload
- you have code execution or file upload on a PHP web server and want an interactive shell

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured post-exploitation framework like Meterpreter
- you are not authorized to test the target system
- the target does not run PHP

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: php, cross-platform
- tags: reverse-shell, pentest, offensive-security, red-team, linux

## Member repositories
- pentestmonkey/php-reverse-shell (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:25.746078+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 2026-08-30T07:36:48.834941+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pentestmonkey/php-reverse-shell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:25.746078+00:00, sha c815de789fb8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.