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chappy-php/chappy-php-framework
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A lightweight and extensible PHP MVC framework.

v3.0.2(3w ago)081[1 issues](https://github.com/chapmancbVCU/chappy-php-framework/issues)1MITPHPPHP >=8.4CI passing

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Chappy.php Framework
====================

[](#chappyphp-framework)

> A lightweight, modern, and extensible PHP MVC framework for building robust web applications with ease.

---

📦 Overview
----------

[](#-overview)

Chappy.php is a modern PHP MVC framework focused on clarity, modularity, and rapid development. It powers the [chappy-php/chappy-php](https://github.com/chappy-php/chappy-php) starter project and includes features inspired by Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter, and custom lightweight design.

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🧰 Features

- ⚛️ Native React.js View Support
- 💡 Lightweight, fast PHP MVC core
- 🧭 Dynamic routing with controllers
- 🧱 Layouts, components, and templating
- 🔐 Built‑in user authentication & ACL
- ✍️ Custom form handling and validation
- 📥 Secure file uploads
- 🔔 Email service with customizable templates
- 📡 Event/Listener system for decoupled logic
- 🧵 Job dispatching and background queue support
- 🧪 Unit testing with PHPUnit, Vitest, and test API helpers
- 🔥 Vite‑based asset bundling
- 🎛 Symfony Console–powered CLI (console)
- 🌱 Seeders, migrations, and database helpers
- 📊 Doctum‑generated API documentation
- 📖 Built‑in Jekyll user guide
- 🧾 .env configuration via vlucas/phpdotenv
- 📂 Organized PSR‑4 project structure
- 📚 [Jekyll user guide](https://chapmancbvcu.github.io/chappy-php-starter/)

---

System Requirements
-------------------

[](#system-requirements)

- Apache or Nginx (or XAMPP)
- PHP 8.4
- MySQL or MariaDB
- Composer, Node.js, npm
- SQL Management software
- Composer
- git
- OS: macOS / Linux / Windows 11+

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🚀 Getting Started
-----------------

[](#-getting-started)

Chappy.php is published as a Composer package.

Install via [chappy-php/chappy-php](https://github.com/chappy-php/chappy-php) starter project:

```
composer create-project chappy-php/chappy-php my-app
```

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📄 Documentation Full documentation is included with the project. After setup, access:

- 📘 User Guide
- 🔧 API Reference

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📬 Contact Questions or suggestions? 📧 . 🐛 [Open an issue](https://github.com/chapmancbVCU/chappy-php-framework/issues)

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🌐 Social Youtube:

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🏆 Credits

1. “mvc” icon by iconixar, from thenounproject.com.
2. Freeskills on YouTube ()

---

**Release Notes**

[v2.0.0](https://chapmancbvcu.github.io/chappy-php-starter/jekyll/update/2026/01/25/Version-2-ReleaseNotes.html)

###  Health Score

50

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance95

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community13

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 ~5 days

Recently: every ~14 days

Total

88

Last Release

23d ago

Major Versions

v1.4.12 → v2.0.02026-01-25

v2.2.3 → v3.0.02026-05-31

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=8.3

v1.4.5PHP >=8.2

v1.4.10PHP >=8.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/48930669?v=4)[chapmancbVCU](/maintainers/chapmancbVCU)[@chapmancbVCU](https://github.com/chapmancbVCU)

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Top Contributors

[![chapmancbVCU](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/48930669?v=4)](https://github.com/chapmancbVCU "chapmancbVCU (2553 commits)")

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