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doubleleft/hook
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backend as a service

v0.4.0(10y ago)771981[27 issues](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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[![hook](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook/raw/master/logo.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook/blob/master/logo.png?raw=true)

Welcome to hook
===============

[](#welcome-to-hook)

[![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3da7ea007288c7a8b14c8c84f0836d66ba8f82bd2f3b72fb7e0e72e19a16d28f/68747470733a2f2f7777772e6865726f6b7563646e2e636f6d2f6465706c6f792f627574746f6e2e706e67)](https://heroku.com/deploy?template=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fdoubleleft%2Fhook%2Ftree%2Fmaster)[![Build status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/667d75d5ce57b3dfdc6df079040d7a2ffed0cae09b68165a393e4b053d6c509f/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f646f75626c656c6566742f686f6f6b2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/doubleleft/hook)[!\[Gitter\](https://badges.gitter.im/Join Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/doubleleft/hook?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)

hook is a RESTful, extendable Backend as a Service that provides instant backend to develop sites and apps faster, with dead-simple integration for iOS, Android, JavaScript and more.

**Requirements**: PHP 5.5+, or [PHP 5.3](http://doubleleft.github.io/hook-userguide/More/Deployment/#deploying-on-php-53).

- [Features](#features)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [How to use](#how-to-use)
- [Documentation](http://doubleleft.github.io/hook-userguide/)
- [Examples](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-examples)

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Multitenancy (same instance may be used for many apps)
- User authentication (register, login, reset password)
- Data persistance through `collections`
- Data storage through [many providers](http://doubleleft.github.io/hook-userguide/The-Basics/Configuration/#storage-providers)
- Real-time communication through [WAMP](http://wamp.ws) subprotocol (WebSockets).
- [Package management](http://doubleleft.github.io/hook-userguide/The-Basics/Configuration/#composer-packages) through composer

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

[](#installation)

Run this command in your terminal to get the lastest version:

```
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/doubleleft/hook/master/scripts/install.sh | bash
```

At the end of the process you should have [hook](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook) and [hook-cli](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-cli.git) installed in your machine.

How to use
----------

[](#how-to-use)

Run the server locally:

```
hook server

```

Create a new application from the commandine:

```
hook app:new my-app --endpoint http://0.0.0.0:4665

```

It will output access keys to use in the front-end. Checkout this example using [JavaScript](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-javascript#how-to-use) frontend.

Take a look at the [documentation](http://doubleleft.github.io/hook-userguide/) for more details.

Front-end Integration
---------------------

[](#front-end-integration)

Reduce the gap between backend and frontend development:

- [JavaScript](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-javascript) ([docs](http://doubleleft.github.io/hook-javascript))
- [C# / Unity3D](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-csharp)
- [Corona SDK](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-corona-sdk)
- [iOS / OSX](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-swift)
- [Java / Android](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-android)
- [C++](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-cpp)
- [PHP](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-php) ([docs](http://doubleleft.github.io/hook-php))
- [Ruby](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-ruby) ([docs](http://doubleleft.github.io/hook-ruby/))
- [Flash / ActionScript 3.0](https://github.com/doubleleft/hook-as3)

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community27

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 93.5% 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 ~71 days

Total

2

Last Release

3956d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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---

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