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fast-raven/library
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Lightweight, fast and minimalistic PHP framework for monolithic apps.

v1.0.0(3mo ago)1501MITPHPPHP ^8.4

Since Nov 29Pushed 1mo agoCompare

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Fast Raven
==========

[](#fast-raven)

[![Fast Raven Logo](docs/logo.png)](docs/logo.png)

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*No bloat. No magic. Just speed.*

**Fast Raven** is a **high-performance PHP** framework for building **fast, monolithic applications**. Optimized for **subdomain architectures**, it processes requests in **1ms** (average speed in shared hosting) while allowing fast-paced and easy development.

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

[](#installation)

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

- **PHP** ^8.4
- **MySQL** ^8.0
- **Composer** ^2.9.2
- **Apache** ^2.4 (or Nginx/IIS with appropriate config)

> **Pro Tip**: Enable `php-apcu` and configure `FastCGI` / `PHP-FPM` to reach peak performance.

### Create Project

[](#create-project)

```
composer create-project fast-raven/project app
cd app
./init.sh mysite.local
```

---

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

- **[Documentation](docs/FRAMEWORK.md)**: Deep dive into the API, Architecture, and Usage.
- **[Roadmap](docs/ROADMAP.md)**: Future plans and versioning strategy.
- **[Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)**: Guidelines for contributing.

License
-------

[](#license)

Fast Raven is open-sourced software licensed under the **[MIT license](LICENSE)**.

**Author**: Arkhyst

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance88

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

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 ~13 days

Total

6

Last Release

98d ago

Major Versions

v0.5 → v1.0.02026-02-02

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1PHP ^8.5

v0.3PHP ^8.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1d1c0c3c23cdb71c4d57a06ef356ce4db94be65a570186350151a64bf66c1ce1?d=identicon)[arkhyst](/maintainers/arkhyst)

---

Top Contributors

[![arkhyst](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/58450310?v=4)](https://github.com/arkhyst "arkhyst (230 commits)")

---

Tags

backendperformancephp-frameworkphp8speed

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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