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arif-rh/ci4-starter
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CodeIgniter4 starter project

1.2.0(6y ago)024MITPHPPHP >=7.2

Since Mar 29Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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CodeIgniter 4 Application Starter
=================================

[](#codeigniter-4-application-starter)

Installation & updates
--------------------------

[](#installation--updates)

`composer create-project arif-rh/ci4-starter new-project` then `composer update` whenever there is a new release of the framework.

When updating, check the release notes to see if there are any changes you might need to apply to your `app` folder. The affected files can be copied or merged from `vendor/codeigniter4/framework/app`.

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

Copy `env` to `.env` and tailor for your app, specifically the `baseURL` and any database settings.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Using Dynamic Model with Built-in Relationship feature [DynaModel](https://github.com/arif-rh/ci4-dynamic-model)
- Customize layout based on [CI4 Themes](https://github.com/arif-rh/ci4-themes)
- Included default theme using [Free Bootstrap 4 Material Design UI Kit](https://www.creative-tim.com/product/material-kit)

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~4 days

Total

7

Last Release

2206d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b5e5b51452ac209ba31bade4dcabea32ebb599e0a49c778524e780aeb2b9bf0f?d=identicon)[arif-rh](/maintainers/arif-rh)

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Top Contributors

[![arif-rh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2386359?v=4)](https://github.com/arif-rh "arif-rh (13 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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