GNU grep as a PHP extension
Uses upstream GNU grep to build a native php extension. - hparadiz/ext-gnu-grep
GNU grep as a PHP extension launched on April 10, 2026 with 32 votes, #936 of 21,248 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
GNU grep as a PHP extension brings the Unix grep command's pattern-matching functionality directly into PHP applications. It's designed for developers who need powerful text search and filtering capabilities within their PHP code without relying on external system calls. The extension exposes grep's command-line features through PHP functions, allowing developers to perform complex regular expression matching and text processing more efficiently than using PHP's native string functions alone.
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From the sources
grep is a greenfield PHP extension project implemented in C and built as a shared object with phpize . This repository keeps the upstream GNU grep source in vendor/grep and builds a native PHP module around a separate extension entrypoint. It is not a PHP userspace wrapper around the grep CLI. GNU grep is GPLv3-or-later. If this extension links against, embeds, or adapts GNU grep internals, the resulting combined work has GPL implications for distribution. That constraint is intentional and should stay explicit in project documentation and release artifacts. The repository-level license notice is in LICENSE , and the full GNU GPLv3 text is vendored in vendor/grep/COPYING . PCRE mode, richer…from github.com
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