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goldnetonline/php-lite-core
===========================

Lean core runtime for php-lite websites.

v1.0.3(1mo ago)001MITPHPPHP >=8.4 <9.0CI passing

Since Apr 13Pushed 1mo agoCompare

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PHP Lite Core
=============

[](#php-lite-core)

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Core framework package providing runtime components for PHP Lite applications.

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

[](#installation)

PHP Lite Core is automatically installed when you use the starter template:

```
composer create-project goldnetonline/php-lite my-site
```

What's Included
---------------

[](#whats-included)

PHP Lite Core provides:

- **Application Runtime** - Request/response handling and routing
- **View Engine** - Twig-based template rendering
- **Mail System** - SMTP and Mailgun driver support
- **Error Handling** - Integrated exception handling via Whoops
- **Configuration** - Environment-based application configuration

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

For usage documentation and examples, see the [PHP Lite starter project](https://github.com/goldnetonline/php-lite).

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT License - see LICENSE file

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 87% of packages

Maintenance90

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92.9% 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 ~2 days

Total

4

Last Release

49d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/990d59dcdf351dd6398361a3098906dcc3149d65ae2f51c06613e4d2c19981ad?d=identicon)[goldnetonline](/maintainers/goldnetonline)

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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