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ark/framework
=============

Lightweight PHP framework

v0.1.2(11y ago)242MITPHP

Since Mar 21Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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Ark Framework
=============

[](#ark-framework)

Lightweight PHP framework.

This framework aims to provide a minimal start point for your application.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Event driven
- Small

What's Included
---------------

[](#whats-included)

- Application Class
- Container (Pimple)
- Router (FastRoute)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.4

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Via Composer

[](#via-composer)

```
composer require ark/framework

```

### Download Zip

[](#download-zip)

See [Latest Release](https://github.com/arkphp/framework/releases/latest)

### Download Phar

[](#download-phar)

See [Latest Release](https://github.com/arkphp/framework/releases/latest)

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

See `index.php`

Server Setup
------------

[](#server-setup)

### Nginx

[](#nginx)

See `nginx.conf`

### Apache

[](#apache)

See .htaccess

### PHP Builtin Server

[](#php-builtin-server)

```
php -S localhost:8080 -t . router.php

```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

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 ~30 days

Total

3

Last Release

4016d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b7cb651132ee314761f02f60a02dede47d7a94577923f742b4c79556434beeee?d=identicon)[ddliu](/maintainers/ddliu)

---

Top Contributors

[![ddliu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/797146?v=4)](https://github.com/ddliu "ddliu (92 commits)")

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