# walkor/workerman-todpole

HTML5+WebSocket+PHP(Workerman) , rumpetroll server writen using php

Repository: https://github.com/walkor/workerman-todpole
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/workerman-todpole
Homepage: http://kedou.workerman.net
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: workerman, websocket, realtime-chat, realtime-games
Last push: 2022-08-24T09:16:31+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": 4508, "days_push": 1470, "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 1837, forks 658 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:42.727341+00:00)

## What it is
A multiplayer HTML5 tadpole swimming game server, a PHP port of the Ruby-based Rumpetroll, built on the Workerman framework with WebSocket communication. It serves a real-time interactive browser game where players swim tadpoles around a shared canvas.

## Use cases
- run a real-time multiplayer browser game
- demo of websocket realtime interaction in PHP
- learn how to build realtime games with Workerman
- self-host an HTML5 canvas multiplayer demo
- port of Rumpetroll to PHP

## When to choose
- you want a working PHP/WebSocket realtime game example
- you're learning Workerman for realtime apps
- you want to self-host a fun multiplayer demo

## When to avoid
- you need a production game platform or engine
- you need active development or modern tooling
- you're not comfortable with PHP and Linux server setup

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: websocket, http-server, game
- domain: web-development, gaming-tools
- platform: windows, php
- tags: html5, multiplayer-game, workerman, tadpole-demo, realtime, real-time, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- walkor/workerman-todpole (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.727341+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 2026-08-30T03:18:27.086459+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/walkor/workerman-todpole (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.727341+00:00, sha d640b4ddac23)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.