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devwrench/jtsm
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basic web app framework for PHP 5.4

v0.1.4(9y ago)03LGPL-3.0+PHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Jan 21Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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jtsm
====

[](#jtsm)

This is a basic web app framework for PHP 5.4. It is currently in a very rudimentary state.

Advantages
----------

[](#advantages)

- Works on PHP 5.4 - you don't need the latest!
- Does not require any URL rewriting - can work with nginx on a server you don't control
- Stores all configuration information in .php files - can work on servers that do not block access to specific files or directories, or that do not provide space outside the document root for storage.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Subclass `\JTSM\App` and say `(new YourApp($site_root))->run();`.

### Site layout

[](#site-layout)

```
site root (provided by you as a constructor parameter)
|
+--- skins (base directory for Twig files)
     |
     +--- cache (Twig cache directory)

```

Other than that, everything is up to you.

Installing
----------

[](#installing)

I'm sorry to say this uses an update of nikic/fast-route that I haven't submitted a PR for yet. Here's how I install:

1. Create a directory for your new site. In this doc, that directory is called `base`.
2. Copy <./composer.json.template> to `base/composer.json`.
3. In `base`, `composer update`.

After that, you can set up a very bare-bones site:

1. Copy <./index.php.template> to `base/index.php`.
2. Copy <./root.twig.php.template> to `base/skins/root.twig.php`
3. In `base`, run `php -S localhost:1337`
4. In a browser, open .

You should have a basic site running!

Legal
-----

[](#legal)

Copyright (c) 2016 Chris White (cxw42@github) (). LGPL-3+. See <LICENSE.md> for details.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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 ~0 days

Total

5

Last Release

3393d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/42f34435f34ba3e9469b75bb0373a3536884bacb32409dfcd1cbcaef47496c56?d=identicon)[cxw](/maintainers/cxw)

---

Top Contributors

[![cxw42](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10515894?v=4)](https://github.com/cxw42 "cxw42 (18 commits)")

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