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codecourse/slender
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A slender starter structure for Slim

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slender
=======

[](#slender)

A slender starter structure for the [Slim PHP framework](http://www.slimframework.com/)

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

[](#installation)

### For Slim 3

[](#for-slim-3)

`composer create-project "codecourse/slender 1.0.2" projectname`

### For Slim 4

[](#for-slim-4)

`composer create-project "codecourse/slender 2.1.1" projectname`

What's this all about then?
---------------------------

[](#whats-this-all-about-then)

The simplest boilerplate for getting started on a new Slim adventure. No clutter, ready to transform into your next big idea.

Also used for [Codecourse](https://www.codecourse.com) courses, just to save a little time.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Feel free to submit any minor enhancements, but the goal here is to keep this as simple (yet as practical) as possible, so no huge additions. Thanks!

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

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 ~167 days

Recently: every ~221 days

Total

7

Last Release

2363d ago

Major Versions

1.0.2 → 2.02019-07-24

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d8a04d132384cb23e933f0ea97378d2cd6b1fb4ac00cfa308b703039654c4342?d=identicon)[alexgarrett](/maintainers/alexgarrett)

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Tags

frameworkslimcodecourse

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