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holger/yoshi
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A PHP micro-framework

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Yoshi
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[](#yoshi)

A PHP micro-framework.

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Yoshi requires PHP 5.6.

Features
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[](#features)

- HTTP Routing (supported methods: GET, POST, UPDATE, DELETE, HEAD & OPTIONS)
- Views & View Helpers (only UrlHelper included right now)
- Custom Error Views
- Application & Route Filters

Open Issues
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[](#open-issues)

- Authentication Helper
- Error Handling (e.g. Views render -> view not found)
- Set HTTP Headers inside route callbacks
- Enable filter to end route processing
- Request object injection collides with default values for arguments

Similar PHP micro frameworks
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[](#similar-php-micro-frameworks)

Yoshi is nothing new. There are already some good PHP micro frameworks out there. I started Yoshi mainly for fun and to dig deeper into the development of a web framework.

Here's a list of similar PHP micro frameworks:

- [Silex](http://silex.sensiolabs.org/)
- [Slim](http://www.slimframework.com/)
- [Limonade](http://limonade-php.github.com/)
- [FatFree](http://bcosca.github.com/fatfree/)
- [verbier](https://github.com/Hanse/verbier)
- [GluePHP](http://gluephp.com/)
- [Flight](http://flightphp.com/)
- [Epiphany](https://github.com/jmathai/epiphany)

Doku
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[](#doku)

- Installation using composer
- Using views
- Global variables
- Using callback methods for helpers (arrays vs. callback function objects)
- Redirect using headers

License
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[](#license)

Yoshi is released under the [MIT License](https://github.com/holger/yoshi/blob/master/LICENSE).

###  Health Score

22

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LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5686?v=4)[Holger Rüprich](/maintainers/holger)[@holger](https://github.com/holger)

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Top Contributors

[![holger](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5686?v=4)](https://github.com/holger "holger (60 commits)")

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