PHP Library

Useful PHP building blocks, ready to compose.

PHP Library is a collection of focused PHP 8.5 helpers for dates, validation, files, spreadsheets, HTTP services, site metadata, SQL connections and more.

Contents

• Getting started
  • Requirements
  • Installation
  • Namespace map
  • Static and stateful classes
  • Error handling
  • Development checks
• Arrangements and data
  • Dates and times
  • Email
  • General formatting
  • Validation and slugs
  • Passwords and random values
  • Legacy user-agent detection
• Files and spreadsheets
  • Read and write files
  • List directories
  • Import spreadsheets
  • Build or export spreadsheets
  • Sort files into folders
• Numericals
  • Percentages and parity
  • Temperature conversion
• Web and sites
  • HTTP services
  • Site metadata and assets
• Database
  • PDO connections
  • MySQL dumps
• API reference
  • Arrangements
  • Data
  • Files
  • Numericals
  • Web and sites
  • SQL
  • Messages
• Migration from legacy helpers

Install

composer require zlatanstajic/php-library

Composer provides the autoloader. Import the class you need and call it directly:

<?php

require __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';

use PHP_Library\Core\Arrangements\Date_Time_Format;
use PHP_Library\Core\Data\Validation;

$published = Date_Time_Format::format_to_database('29.08.2026');
$slug = Validation::rewrite_special('PHP biblioteka');

Explore the library

Arrange and validate

Format dates, email addresses, prices, byte counts and strings. Generate secure random values and format standards-compliant URLs. See Arrangements and data.

Work with files

Read and write files, list directories, import or export spreadsheets, and distribute files into generated folders. See Files and spreadsheets.

Build web integrations

Call HTTP endpoints, produce page metadata and assets, connect through PDO, and create MySQL dumps. See Web and sites.

Design conventions

• Static utility classes are stateless and can be called directly.

• Stateful integrations record errors instead of throwing them.

• Numeric strings are accepted where the API declares int|float|string.

• Return shapes include ready-to-display values alongside raw values.

Note

The library is tested with Pest and requires at least 80% line coverage on every project check.

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