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[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. dotkernel/api ActiveProject[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) dotkernel/api ============= Dotkernel API 7.0.0(7mo ago)511487[12 issues](https://github.com/dotkernel/api/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/dotkernel/api/pulls)MITPHPPHP ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0CI passing Since Oct 21Pushed 1mo ago10 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/dotkernel/api)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/dotkernel/api)[ Docs](https://www.dotkernel.org)[ RSS](/packages/dotkernel-api/feed)WikiDiscussions 7.0 Synced today READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (37)Versions (50)Used By (0) Dotkernel API ============= [](#dotkernel-api) Dotkernel API is a PHP skeleton app for building REST APIs based on [Mezzio microframework](https://github.com/mezzio) and [Laminas](https://github.com/laminas) components which implements standards like PSR-3, PSR-4, PSR-7, PSR-11 and PSR-15. Dotkernel API is an alternative for legacy Laminas API Tools (formerly Apigility) applications and is based on Enrico Zimuel's [Zend Expressive API - Skeleton example](https://github.com/ezimuel/zend-expressive-api). > Live [demo](https://api.dotkernel.net/). 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download the project files into. Make sure that the directory is empty before proceeding to the download process. Once there, run the following command: ``` git clone https://github.com/dotkernel/api.git . ``` ### Install the project dependencies [](#install-the-project-dependencies) ``` composer install ``` ### Development mode [](#development-mode) > **Do not enable development mode in production!** If you're installing the project for development, you should **enable** development mode by running: ``` composer development-enable ``` You can **disable** development mode by running: ``` composer development-disable ``` You can **check** the development status by running: ``` composer development-status ``` ### Prepare config files [](#prepare-config-files) - duplicate `config/autoload/cors.local.php.dist` as `config/autoload/cors.local.php` <- if your API is consumed by another application, make sure configure the `allowed_origins` - duplicate `config/autoload/local.php.dist` as `config/autoload/local.php` - **optional**: to run/create tests, duplicate `config/autoload/local.test.php.dist` as `config/autoload/local.test.php` <- this creates a new in-memory database that your tests will run on ### Setup database [](#setup-database) Use an existing empty one or create a new **MariaDB**/**MySQL** database. > Recommended collation: `utf8mb4_general_ci`. With a database created, fill out the database connection params in `config/autoload/local.php` under `$databases['default']`. #### Creating migrations [](#creating-migrations) Create a new migration by running: ``` php ./vendor/bin/doctrine-migrations diff ``` The new migration file will be placed in `src/Core/src/App/src/Migration/`. #### Running migrations [](#running-migrations) Execute a new migration by running: ``` php ./vendor/bin/doctrine-migrations migrate ``` This command will prompt you to confirm that you want to run it: > WARNING! You are about to execute a migration in database "``" that could result in schema changes and data loss. Are you sure you wish to continue? (yes/no) \[yes\]: Hit `Enter` to confirm the operation. #### Executing fixtures [](#executing-fixtures) Fixtures are used to seed the database with initial values and must be executed after migrating the database. To list all the fixtures, run: ``` php ./bin/doctrine fixtures:list ``` This will output all the fixtures in the order of execution. To execute all fixtures, run: ``` php ./bin/doctrine fixtures:execute ``` To execute a specific fixture, run: ``` php ./bin/doctrine fixtures:execute --class=FixtureClassName ``` More details on how fixtures work can be found in `dotkernel/dot-data-fixtures` [documentation](https://github.com/dotkernel/dot-data-fixtures#creating-fixtures). ### Mail configuration [](#mail-configuration) If your application sends emails, you must configure an outgoing mail server under `config/autoload/mail.global.php`. ### Test the installation [](#test-the-installation) Run the following command in your project's directory to start PHPs built-in server: ``` php -S 0.0.0.0:8080 -t public ``` > Running command `composer serve` will do the same thing, but the server will time out after a couple of minutes. Sending a **GET** request to the application's [home page](http://localhost:8080/) should output the following message: ``` { "message": "Dotkernel API version 7" } ``` ### Health Score 57 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance75 Regular maintenance activity Popularity26 Limited adoption so far Community23 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity89 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~81 days Recently: every ~53 days Total 31 Last Release 7d ago Major Versions 5.3.0 → 6.0.02025-06-05 3.0.x-dev → 7.0.02025-11-26 4.0.x-dev → 5.0.x-dev2025-12-01 5.0.x-dev → 6.0.x-dev2026-01-15 6.0.x-dev → 7.0.x-dev2026-06-27 PHP version history (8 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^7.2 1.1.0PHP ^7.4 3.0.3PHP ~7.4.0 || ~8.0.0 || ~8.1.0 4.0.0PHP ~8.0.0 || ~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0 4.1.0PHP ~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0 4.3.0PHP ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 6.1.0PHP ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0 7.0.x-devPHP ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1156873?v=4)[Dotkernel](/maintainers/dotkernel)[@dotkernel](https://github.com/dotkernel) --- Top Contributors [![alexmerlin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4542449?v=4)](https://github.com/alexmerlin "alexmerlin (235 commits)")[![marioradu05](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10761919?v=4)](https://github.com/marioradu05 "marioradu05 (227 commits)")[![arhimede](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22009710?v=4)](https://github.com/arhimede "arhimede (192 commits)")[![bidi47](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27284979?v=4)](https://github.com/bidi47 "bidi47 (22 commits)")[![claurospace](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/224870609?v=4)](https://github.com/claurospace "claurospace (14 commits)")[![SergiuBota1](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/50962867?v=4)](https://github.com/SergiuBota1 "SergiuBota1 (6 commits)")[![pinclau](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24491812?v=4)](https://github.com/pinclau "pinclau (5 commits)")[![alexmerlin1985](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/35529794?v=4)](https://github.com/alexmerlin1985 "alexmerlin1985 (4 commits)")[![OnitaAndrei](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/57144858?v=4)](https://github.com/OnitaAndrei "OnitaAndrei (3 commits)")[![Howriq](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/63609103?v=4)](https://github.com/Howriq "Howriq (3 commits)")[![dq042000](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7939291?v=4)](https://github.com/dq042000 "dq042000 (2 commits)")[![Calin23](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/51288903?v=4)](https://github.com/Calin23 "Calin23 (2 commits)")[![renovate[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/2740?v=4)](https://github.com/renovate[bot] "renovate[bot] (1 commits)") --- Tags headlessheadless-platformlaminasmezziomezzio-api-skeletonpsr-11psr-15psr-7rest-apirestful-apiapilaminasrestmezzioREST API ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/dotkernel-api/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/dotkernel-api/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/dotkernel-api) ``` ### Alternatives [shlinkio/shlink A self-hosted and PHP-based URL shortener application with CLI and REST interfaces 5.1k5.2k](/packages/shlinkio-shlink)[sylius/sylius E-Commerce platform for PHP, based on Symfony framework. 8.5k5.9M738](/packages/sylius-sylius)[shopware/platform The Shopware e-commerce core 3.4k1.5M3](/packages/shopware-platform)[mezzio/mezzio-skeleton Laminas mezzio skeleton. 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