diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57872d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/vendor/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6011aa6..df7294c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@ The class works around the problem that the timeframe is constantly moving, i.e.
 
 The code is released under an MIT license.
 
-Usage
+Installation
 -----
+    composer require akirk/php-ratelimiter
 
+Usage
+-----
 ```php
-$rateLimiter = new RateLimiter(new Memcache(), $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]);
+$rateLimiter = new \Akirk\Ratelimiter\Ratelimiter(new \Memcache(), $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]);
 try {
 	// allow a maximum of 100 requests for the IP in 5 minutes
 	$rateLimiter->limitRequestsInMinutes(100, 5);
-} catch (RateExceededException $e) {
+} catch (\Akirk\Ratelimiter\RateExceededException $e) {
 	header("HTTP/1.0 529 Too Many Requests");
 	exit;
 }
@@ -30,10 +33,11 @@ If you want to protect multiple resources with different limits, use the third p
 
 ```php
 // script1.php
-$rateLimiter = new RateLimiter(new Memcache(), $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"], "script1");
+$rateLimiter = new \Akirk\Ratelimiter\Ratelimiter(new \Memcache(), $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"], "script1");
 try { ... }
+
 // script2.php
-$rateLimiter = new RateLimiter(new Memcache(), $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"], "script2");
+$rateLimiter = new \Akirk\Ratelimiter\Ratelimiter(new \Memcache(), $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"], "script2");
 try { ... }
 ```
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa0e671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "name": "akirk/php-ratelimiter",
+    "description": "A small class that uses Memcache to allow only a certain number of requests per a certain amount of minutes.",
+    "type": "library",
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "minimum-stability": "stable",
+    "require": {
+        "php": ">=5.5",
+        "ext-memcache": "*"
+    },
+    "autoload": {
+        "psr-4": {
+            "Akirk\\Ratelimiter\\": "src/"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ratelimiter.php b/src/RateExceededException.php
similarity index 53%
rename from ratelimiter.php
rename to src/RateExceededException.php
index 24bb875..e0f685c 100644
--- a/ratelimiter.php
+++ b/src/RateExceededException.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 /*
 Copyright (c) 2013 Alexander Kirk
 http://alexander.kirk.at/
@@ -24,39 +25,8 @@
 
 */
 
-class RateExceededException extends Exception {}
-
-class RateLimiter {
-	private $prefix, $memcache;
-	public function __construct(Memcache $memcache, $ip, $prefix = "rate") {
-		$this->memcache = $memcache;
-		$this->prefix = $prefix . $ip;
-	}
-
-	public function limitRequestsInMinutes($allowedRequests, $minutes) {
-		$requests = 0;
-
-		foreach ($this->getKeys($minutes) as $key) {
-			$requestsInCurrentMinute = $this->memcache->get($key);
-			if (false !== $requestsInCurrentMinute) $requests += $requestsInCurrentMinute;
-		}
-
-		if (false === $requestsInCurrentMinute) {
-			$this->memcache->set($key, 1, 0, $minutes * 60 + 1);
-		} else {
-			$this->memcache->increment($key, 1);
-		}
-
-		if ($requests > $allowedRequests) throw new RateExceededException;
-	}
-
-	private function getKeys($minutes) {
-		$keys = array();
-		$now = time();
-		for ($time = $now - $minutes * 60; $time <= $now; $time += 60) {
-			$keys[] = $this->prefix . date("dHi", $time);
-		}
-
-		return $keys;
-	}
-}
+namespace Akirk\Ratelimiter;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class RateExceededException extends Exception {  }
diff --git a/src/Ratelimiter.php b/src/Ratelimiter.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bef9614
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Ratelimiter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2013 Alexander Kirk
+http://alexander.kirk.at/
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+*/
+
+namespace Akirk\Ratelimiter;
+
+use Memcache;
+
+class RateLimiter
+{
+    private $prefix;
+    private $memcache;
+
+    public function __construct(Memcache $memcache, $ip, $prefix = "rate")
+    {
+        $this->memcache = $memcache;
+        $this->prefix = $prefix . $ip;
+    }
+
+    public function limitRequestsInMinutes($allowedRequests, $minutes)
+    {
+        $requests = 0;
+
+        foreach ($this->getKeys($minutes) as $key) {
+            $requestsInCurrentMinute = $this->memcache->get($key);
+
+            if (false !== $requestsInCurrentMinute) {
+                $requests += $requestsInCurrentMinute;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (false === $requestsInCurrentMinute) {
+            $this->memcache->set($key, 1, 0, $minutes * 60 + 1);
+        } else {
+            $this->memcache->increment($key, 1);
+        }
+
+        if ($requests > $allowedRequests) {
+            throw new RateExceededException;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function getKeys($minutes)
+    {
+        $keys = [];
+
+        $now = time();
+        for ($time = $now - $minutes * 60; $time <= $now; $time += 60) {
+            $keys[] = $this->prefix . date("dHi", $time);
+        }
+
+        return $keys;
+    }
+}