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iceframework/framework
======================

Simple and fast PHP framework frozen in C extension.

1.11.0(1y ago)34929441[7 issues](https://github.com/ice/framework/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/ice/framework/pulls)BSD-3-ClauseCPHP &gt;=8.0CI passing

Since Feb 26Pushed 1y ago23 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/ice/framework)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/iceframework/framework)[ Docs](https://www.iceframework.org)[ Fund](https://opencollective.com/ice)[ RSS](/packages/iceframework-framework/feed)WikiDiscussions dev Synced 1mo ago

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[Ice framework](http://www.iceframework.org)
--------------------------------------------

[](#ice-framework)

Simple and fast PHP framework delivered as C-extension.

[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e0c01071ff0e5a8d1d6a94cd35e66d16acc72b5613afdf31434b61fb7f585a12/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6963656672616d65776f726b2f6672616d65776f726b2f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/iceframework/framework) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1f88d3f4ca90857f13f76ad1a88f254e527e69a542c1a9e0763d78d0766803cc/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6963656672616d65776f726b2f6672616d65776f726b2f646f776e6c6f6164732e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/iceframework/framework) [![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/153d5e4d36c87db6057c8e70ccf81d83c36db2c1ab2745df941a6c7ab55a4b81/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6963656672616d65776f726b2f6672616d65776f726b2f762f756e737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/iceframework/framework) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/751f2761dcca0aede894fb07e572770850d890dfbf35154e90f6c197f421e54e/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6963656672616d65776f726b2f6672616d65776f726b2f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/iceframework/framework)

### Stage

[](#stage)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6dc6e8a410524d255ba09b37931aabc2237296136d3c27d1309cbcef78ef4a00/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6963652f6672616d65776f726b2e7376673f6272616e63683d646576)](https://travis-ci.org/ice/framework)

### How to contribute?

[](#how-to-contribute)

1. Fork the [ice/framework](https://github.com/ice/framework) repository.
2. Create a new branch for each feature or improvement.
3. Send a pull request from each feature branch to the **dev** branch\*.

\*please do not send files from `build/` directory (they are generated automatically), just those from the `ice/`.

or become a contributor

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Benchmark
---------

[](#benchmark)

[![RPS](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ice/website/master/public/img/doc/benchmark.jpg)](http://www.iceframework.org/doc/introduction/benchmark)

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

[](#installation)

Ice is a C-extension, so you need to download a binary for your platform or compile it from source code.

Download
--------

[](#download)

- openSUSE package: [php8-ice](https://software.opensuse.org/package/php8-ice)
- pecl: [ice](https://pecl.php.net/package/ice)
- source code: [releases](https://github.com/ice/framework/tags)

Donation
--------

[](#donation)

Support us with a donation and help us continue our activities. [Become a contributor](https://opencollective.com/ice)

### Sponsors

[](#sponsors)

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### Backers

[](#backers)

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License
-------

[](#license)

Ice is open-sourced software licensed under the New BSD License. See the [LICENSE](http://www.iceframework.org/license) file for more information.

---

Copyright (c) 2014-2025 Ice Team.

###  Health Score

48

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance41

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity33

Limited adoption so far

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity80

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 97.9% 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 ~100 days

Recently: every ~350 days

Total

37

Last Release

475d ago

PHP version history (7 changes)1.0.0PHP &gt;=5.4

1.3.0PHP &gt;=5.5

1.4.0PHP &gt;=5.6

1.5.0PHP &gt;=7.0 &lt;8.0

1.6.0PHP &gt;=7.1

1.8.0-alpha1PHP &gt;=7.4

1.11.0PHP &gt;=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b0e876c3293304b9bf06b25d6f75ed100f2c6a6202cfbc941103fba2634e9248?d=identicon)[iceframework](/maintainers/iceframework)

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Top Contributors

[![mruz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2629882?v=4)](https://github.com/mruz "mruz (778 commits)")[![boxbillinggit](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4901299?v=4)](https://github.com/boxbillinggit "boxbillinggit (11 commits)")[![circle8z](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16357323?v=4)](https://github.com/circle8z "circle8z (4 commits)")[![kenjis](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/87955?v=4)](https://github.com/kenjis "kenjis (1 commits)")[![ovr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/572096?v=4)](https://github.com/ovr "ovr (1 commits)")

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