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johnkary/php-skeleton
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Base project skeleton for a PHP 8.1+ project

v3.0.0(2y ago)61154MITPHPPHP >=8.1CI failing

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PHP Project Skeleton
====================

[](#php-project-skeleton)

Basic PHP project structure for a PHP 8.1+ application. Pre-configured with an example namespace, PHPUnit test suite, web-accessible front controller, and command-line application.

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

[](#installation)

1. Install [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/) package manager.
2. Create project skeleton:

    ```
     $ composer create-project johnkary/php-skeleton your-new-project-dir
     $ cd !$
     $ git init

    ```
3. Start PHP's built-in web server:

    ```
     $ php -S 127.0.0.1:8000 -t www

    ```
4. Open  to access `www/index.php`
5. Run `php bin/console` to access command-line scripts

Running test suite
------------------

[](#running-test-suite)

1. Optionally copy and configure `phpunit.xml.dist` for your project's environment:

    ```
     $ cp phpunit.xml.dist phpunit.xml
     $ vi phpunit.xml

    ```
2. Run the test suite:

    ```
     $ ./vendor/bin/phpunit

    ```

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity76

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~1246 days

Total

4

Last Release

908d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.1 → v2.0.02021-03-21

v2.0.0 → v3.0.02023-11-21

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.3.3

v2.0.0PHP >=7.2

v3.0.0PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/135607?v=4)[John Kary](/maintainers/johnkary)[@johnkary](https://github.com/johnkary)

---

Top Contributors

[![johnkary](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/135607?v=4)](https://github.com/johnkary "johnkary (28 commits)")

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phpexampleSkeletonproject

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