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[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) 4. / 5. dragonee/php-silverplate ActiveLibrary[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) dragonee/php-silverplate ======================== A minimal stack for creating static HTML/Markdown websites. v0.8.1-p1(13y ago)1447[6 issues](https://github.com/dragonee/php-silverplate/issues)MITPHP Since Dec 30Pushed 13y ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/dragonee/php-silverplate)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/dragonee/php-silverplate)[ Docs](https://github.com/dragonee/php-silverplate)[ RSS](/packages/dragonee-php-silverplate/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (1)Versions (5)Used By (0) php-silverplate =============== [](#php-silverplate) Forget to include header.php and footer.php anymore. PHP Silverplate serves your static content on a silver platter. It does not matter if you need to write simple, one-page website, or a whole book - PHP Silverplate accepts any **HTML** or **Markdown** file and displays it inside a predetermined layout file. Pretty URLs and HTML5 Boilerplate included. Quickstart Guide ---------------- [](#quickstart-guide) Use Composer to download the stable version: ``` $ curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php $ php composer.phar create-project dragonee/php-silverplate ``` Make your changes in the `index.php` file. Add necessary style declarations to the `css/main.css`. Then access the main directory of PHP Silverplate installation with your web browser. Features -------- [](#features) - single `layout.php` file for the whole website (with an ability to specify layout file on a per-file basis). - file formats: `.php` for HTML/PHP files, `.md` for Markdown, `.redir` for redirects to other URLs. - Markdown files are parsed by excellent PHP Markdown library: - pretty URL rewriting with `.htaccess` - simple structure - place `text.php` in the website directory and access it via the `example.com/text/` address. - nested directories are also supported. - single `404.php` file for your convenience. - HTML5 Boilerplate v4.0.2 - you can go straight to the business. Usage ----- [](#usage) When an user navigates to the arbitrary URI, for example `/example`, `app.php` begins to search for corresponding file in the following order: - At first, it checks for an directory named `example`. If such directory exists, `app.php` sets its URI internally to `/example/index` and resets the search. - Next, a file with the name `example.md` is looked up. If it exists, it is parsed as Markdown file and rendered in the `layout.php` file. - Next, a file with the name `example.php` is looked up. If it exists, it is treated as the PHP file and rendered in the `layout.php` file. - Next, a file with the name `example.redir` is looked up. If it exists, the script returns 302 Found response and redirects to the link specified in the contents of the .redir file. - If no file is found, `404.php` is displayed and the application responds with 404 Page Not Found response. `404.php` is rendered independently from the layout file. `app.php` is completely transparent and relies on the filesystem to find files. That means you are able to structure your files in subdirectories any way you want. `app.php` does not allow accessing files that are outside the directory `app.php` is located in. This also affects symbolic links. ### Blocks [](#blocks) You can provide blocks in the layout file that can be overwritten by data specified in the content file. The most common use case is to provide the `` tag of the document. In order to define a block, put a `get()` function in the layout file: ``` ``` You can override the default value of the title block by setting it in the content file: ``` ``` Or in the Markdown file: ``` Meta title: Another page ``` In PHP content files you can also `open()` and `close()` multiline blocks: ``` [...] ``` Currently Markdown files do not have any support for the opening and closing blocks. ### Custom Layouts [](#custom-layouts) In order to specify custom layout file for a content file, fill a layout block: ``` ``` or: ``` Meta layout: my_layout ``` Make sure, that the `my_layout.php` file is present before using it. ### Relative URLs [](#relative-urls) With the release of v0.8.1, PHP Silverplate gives you a way to write paths in your layout and content files in a relative maneer to the application root directory. - Use `path://some-image.png` in your Markdown files. - Use `App::path('some-image.png')` in your PHP files. ### Design [](#design) You can style your files differently based on their type. `app.php`provides your `layout.php` file with two different classes: - `.php-file` for PHP files. - `.md-file` for Markdown files. These classes can help you distinguish between styles specific for your Markdown document layouts and between your PHP layouts. The `layout.php` provided in this distribution also defines the `classes`block, which can be used to build some conditional CSS styles for some files on your website. ### Health Score 25 — LowBetter than 37% of packages Maintenance11 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity15 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity56 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. 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