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alsvanzelf/fem
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a framework for makers

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fem
===

[](#fem)

Fem is a framework for makers. Helping and guiding in building a (web) project. A flexible one, one that adjusts to people, one that can grow.

Fem doesn't enforce a way of working. It doesn't decide your structure, models, or internal api. You are in control of your own code. There's as little magic as possible.

- [Installation instructions](/README.md#install)
- [Getting started](/README.md#getting-started)
- [The components inside](/README.md#components)
- [Documentation](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki)

Install
-------

[](#install)

[Use Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). And use require to get the latest stable version:

```
composer require alsvanzelf/fem

```

Getting started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

Fem comes with a pre-setup example project.

1. Copy the `example-project/` directory to your own project.
2. Check the `example-composer.json` and use from it what you want. It helps you set up your own project's namespace.
3. Change the namespace calls to your own project's name in:
    - `composer.json`
    - `application/bootstrap.php`
    - `application/routing.php`
    - `application/controllers/home.php`
4. Set up a virtual host, i.e. to `dev.projectname`.
5. Navigate to dev.projectname
6. Experiment with `application/controllers/home.php`.

Components
----------

[](#components)

See the [wiki for documentation](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki).

#### Basics

[](#basics)

- [routing](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/routing)
- [page](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/page)
- [mysql](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/mysql)
- [directory-structure](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/directory-structure)

#### Extras

[](#extras)

- [request](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/request)
- [response](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/response)
- [exception](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/exception)
- [email](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/email)
- [string](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/string)
- [build](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/build)

#### Users

[](#users)

- [login](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/login) (via password, token, or oauth provider)
- [session](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/session)

#### Advanced

[](#advanced)

- [bootstrap](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/bootstrap)
- [mustache](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/mustache)
- [resources](https://github.com/lode/fem/wiki/resources)

Contribute
----------

[](#contribute)

Pull Requests or issues are welcome!

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](/LICENSE)

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance26

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity27

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 97.6% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/bfe07388f3ca4b0ac7725bc717893340bd7f168e44dd7ae64ee3d58874e16fde?d=identicon)[lode](/maintainers/lode)

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Top Contributors

[![lode](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/511245?v=4)](https://github.com/lode "lode (121 commits)")[![jaapdh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3014443?v=4)](https://github.com/jaapdh "jaapdh (3 commits)")

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frameworkmakersphp

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