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bayfrontmedia/bones
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A PHP framework used to build web apps using the MVC (model-view-controller) design pattern.

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Bones
-----

[](#bones)

A PHP framework used to build web apps using the MVC (model-view-controller) design pattern.

- [License](#license)
- [Author](#author)
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Documentation](#documentation)

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is open source and available under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

Author
------

[](#author)

[![Bayfront Media](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0c0163913b2092e97dbf9684970adaf86f2f25871298d3d28b2dff4bf75b2915/68747470733a2f2f63646e312e6f6e62617966726f6e742e636f6d2f62666d2f6272616e642f62666d2d6c6f676f2e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0c0163913b2092e97dbf9684970adaf86f2f25871298d3d28b2dff4bf75b2915/68747470733a2f2f63646e312e6f6e62617966726f6e742e636f6d2f62666d2f6272616e642f62666d2d6c6f676f2e737667)

- [Bayfront Media homepage](https://www.bayfrontmedia.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=direct)
- [Bayfront Media GitHub](https://github.com/bayfrontmedia)

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP `^8.0`
- JSON PHP extension

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

[](#installation)

> **NOTE:** This project contains the core code of the Bones framework. To build an application using Bones, it is recommended to use one of the projects listed below:

### Bones App

[](#bones-app)

[Bones App](https://github.com/bayfrontmedia/bones-app) is a simple boilerplate to begin building an application using the Bones framework.

### Bones API

[](#bones-api)

[Bones API](https://github.com/bayfrontmedia/bones-api) is a starter kit to begin building an API using the Bones framework.

### Bones Web

[](#bones-web)

[Bones Web](https://github.com/bayfrontmedia/bones-web) is a starter kit to begin building a web application with [Tailwind](https://tailwindcss.com/) using the Bones framework.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Documentation for Bones can be found [here](docs/README.md).

###  Health Score

46

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance72

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity71

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~40 days

Recently: every ~83 days

Total

46

Last Release

157d ago

Major Versions

v1.4.1 → v2.0.02023-01-24

v2.0.5 → v3.0.02023-01-27

v3.2.0 → v4.0.02024-01-08

v4.2.0 → v5.0.02024-09-04

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=7.2.0

v3.0.0PHP ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5ad62c8d0e69358fd63b16fdaa71d5359231cd0cf660bbc3419071dc705c63a8?d=identicon)[bayfrontmedia](/maintainers/bayfrontmedia)

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Top Contributors

[![robinsonjohn](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24327848?v=4)](https://github.com/robinsonjohn "robinsonjohn (77 commits)")

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