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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. bowphp/app ActiveProject[Framework](/categories/framework) bowphp/app ========== The bow PHP Framework 5.3.11(2w ago)2841812[2 PRs](https://github.com/bowphp/app/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing Since Oct 16Pushed 1w ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/bowphp/app)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/bowphp/app)[ RSS](/packages/bowphp-app/feed)WikiDiscussions 5.x Synced 2w ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (10)Versions (60)Used By (0) [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bowphp/arts/master/bow.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bowphp/arts/master/bow.png) Bow Framework ------------- [](#bow-framework) The simple way to create the web app The bowphp is a PHP Framework, written by **[Franck DAKIA](http://github.com/papac)** and several other contributors. [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b94553a577ad040c07545f85231121534da3cd2c832358da04aa3bd99d6015b6/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f646f63732d72656164253230646f63732d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://bowphp.com "docs")[![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c7e6220f3ca5f418d9a808dd07f0a1caf56538e2a6457769495949e787dd2d9c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f626f777068702f6672616d65776f726b2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/bowphp/framework "bowphp/framework")[![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4fb58180d61dc34c7dff4dd17b658d2cc8bc2ed453c0a35d321d430695f78916/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f626f777068702f6170702e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/bowphp/app "bowphp/app")[![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7123c32787e013be5a8a13598ad01f562754637ed6141e89b02e85bf16d3e63e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f6d6173686170652f6170697374617475732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/bowphp/app/blob/master/LICENSE "license") The goal is to allow beginners who want to work on a more significant project to get started and understand the workings of collaborative development. And make this framework a reference in the PHP community around the world. **Do not hesitate to start now with the [documentation](https://bowphp.com).** Prerequisites ------------- [](#prerequisites) You must make sure the following items are installed on your machine. - PHP >= 8.2 - OpenSSL PHP Extension - PDO PHP Extension - Mbstring PHP Extension - XML PHP Extension - JSON PHP Extension Bow Sponsors ------------ [](#bow-sponsors) We would like to extend our thanks to the following sponsors for funding Bow Framework development. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact [Franck DAKIA](https://github.com/papac): - [Papac & Co](https://papacandco.com) - [Adjemin](https://adjemin.com) - [Akil Technologies](https://akiltechnologies.com) - [Etudesk](https://etudesk.com) Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Thank you for considering contributing to Bow Framework! The contribution guide is in the framework documentation. - [Franck DAKIA](https://github.com/papac) - [Thank's collaborators](https://github.com/bowphp/app/graphs/contributors) 1. Fork it 2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`) 3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`) 4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`) 5. Create new Pull Request Please, if there is a bug on the project contact me by email or leave me a message on [Telegram](https://t.me/+PiAXH-w9qLUyOTU0) ### Health Score 62 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance97 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity27 Limited adoption so far Community22 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity88 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 98.4% 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 ~49 days Recently: every ~23 days Total 58 Last Release 20d ago Major Versions 3.x-dev → 4.0.02019-04-18 4.x-dev → 5.0.02023-05-11 PHP version history (5 changes)3.0.0PHP >=7.0 4.1.4PHP >=7.1 4.3.8PHP ^7.1|^8.0 5.0.0PHP ^8.1 5.3.0PHP ^8.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/96099e66c63e31445f3f76a12e94104030f504eeb18f007216bb4ebdcdeadf7f?d=identicon)[papac](/maintainers/papac) --- Top Contributors [![papac](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9353811?v=4)](https://github.com/papac "papac (1786 commits)")[![bistephane](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20889262?v=4)](https://github.com/bistephane "bistephane (9 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (5 commits)")[![jebog](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5403062?v=4)](https://github.com/jebog "jebog (2 commits)")[![detygon](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25983025?v=4)](https://github.com/detygon "detygon (2 commits)")[![houssenedao](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16049399?v=4)](https://github.com/houssenedao "houssenedao (2 commits)")[![peter279k](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9021747?v=4)](https://github.com/peter279k "peter279k (2 commits)")[![fkobon](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10742869?v=4)](https://github.com/fkobon "fkobon (1 commits)")[![adisaf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8885923?v=4)](https://github.com/adisaf "adisaf (1 commits)")[![Beloxs](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22707620?v=4)](https://github.com/Beloxs "Beloxs (1 commits)")[![daohassane](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20245644?v=4)](https://github.com/daohassane "daohassane (1 commits)")[![abass-dev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/83253804?v=4)](https://github.com/abass-dev "abass-dev (1 commits)")[![kylekatarnls](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5966783?v=4)](https://github.com/kylekatarnls "kylekatarnls (1 commits)")[![NDOY3M4N](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/46305144?v=4)](https://github.com/NDOY3M4N "NDOY3M4N (1 commits)") --- Tags bowbow-frameworkframeworkphpphpframeworkphp frameworkbowbowphp ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/bowphp-app/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/bowphp-app/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/bowphp-app) ``` ### Alternatives [phphleb/framework Engine for Framework HLEB2 233318.8k12](/packages/phphleb-framework) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)