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PHP ◇ ecommerce OSL-3.0
★12.2KSTARS
⑂9.4KFORKS
!2,236ISSUES
🏆#601GLOBAL RANK
🔥5DAYS TRENDING
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Momentum

+305

STARS · LAST 30 DAYS

10

PER DAY

#21

MOST-STARRED PHP

Window7 days30 days90 days
Stars gained+70+305+900
Per day101010
Forks gained+47+187+468

magento2 gained 305 stars in the last 30 days, about 10 a day, and now has 12.2K. It is about 15 years old and has averaged roughly 813 stars a year. It ranks #21 among PHP repositories and #601 across all languages on GitHubRepo.

Trending Record

magento2 has maintained a continuous presence across global trending indexes, peaking at #575. Below is the 30-day activity profile:

💡 Overview

magento2 is an open-source project written in PHP: Prior to making any Submission(s), you must sign an Adobe Contributor License Agreement, available here at: https://opensource.adobe.com/cla.html. All Submissions you make to Adobe Inc. and its affiliates, assigns and subsidiaries (collectively “Adobe”) are subject to the terms of the Adobe Contributor License Agreement.

Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in ecommerce, ecommerce-platform, hacktoberfest. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.

⚡ Key Features

1

Optimized execution pipeline written in PHP for predictable speed.

2

Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.

3

Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.

4

Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.

5

Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.

6

Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.

📥 Installation

terminal
$ git clone https://github.com/magento/magento2.git
cd magento2

⚙ System Requirements

Platforms

  • • macOS
  • • Linux
  • • Windows

Runtime & Dependencies

PHP >= 8.2 with Composer

Architecture

x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)

🧠 How It Works

magento2 coordinates its core functionality through a modular PHP pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.

🎯 Production Use Cases

Autonomous AI Agents

Orchestrate intelligent workflows and tool-calling routines with magento2.

Model Inference & Prompting

Integrate fast, local or cloud-hosted generative AI models directly into production code.

Context Memory & RAG

Augment language models with dynamic vector retrieval and structured project memory.

Developer Productivity

Automate repetitive engineering tasks, code generation, and test creation using AI agents.

🚀 Getting Started

1

Install magento2 using your package manager: `git clone https://github.com/magento/magento2.git`

2

Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for magento2.

3

Import magento2 into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.

4

Execute your test suite or run `magento2 --help` to verify successful setup.

👍 Strengths

Active community backing with 12,199 GitHub stars and verified adoption.
Permissive open-source distribution under the OSL-3.0 license.
Built in PHP for high execution speed and developer familiarity.
Cross-platform compatibility across modern Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Clean modular design allowing flexible configuration and pipeline integration.

⚠️ Considerations

Requires familiarity with PHP and modern CLI workflows.
Ecosystem extensions may require manual configuration depending on environment constraints.
Active development roadmap means breaking API changes may occur across major versions.

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👥 Who Should Use This

Developers and engineering teams building with PHP, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.

🏆 Nearby in the Rankings

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does magento2 do? +

Prior to making any Submission(s), you must sign an Adobe Contributor License Agreement, available here at: https://opensource.adobe.com/cla.html. All Submissions you make to Adobe Inc. and its affiliates, assigns and subsidiaries (collectively “Adobe”) are subject to the terms of the Adobe Contributor License Agreement.

What language is magento2 written in? +

The primary language is PHP. Topics include: ecommerce, ecommerce-platform, hacktoberfest, magento, magento2.

Is magento2 actively maintained? +

Yes, the last recorded push was on Sep 25, 2026 with 2,236 open issues being tracked.

How many stars does magento2 have? +

magento2 has 12,199 stars and 9,354 forks on GitHub.

How does magento2 rank among GitHub repositories? +

With 12,199 stars, magento/magento2 is ranked #601 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #21 among PHP projects.

What license is magento2 distributed under? +

The repository reports a OSL-3.0 license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.

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