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johnsquibb/rest-api
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A lightweight REST API framework

02PHP

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php-microframework
==================

[](#php-microframework)

A minimal PHP 8 REST API built onto [php-microframework](https://github.com/johnsquibb/php-microframework).

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Automatic routing based on URL path, e.g. `https://domain/controller/method/parameters...`

Development Status
------------------

[](#development-status)

The framework is currently in development and subject to frequent change. A stable version with tagged release will be made available when ready.

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

[](#installation)

`composer create-project johnsquibb/rest-api:dev-main`

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

Point the desired web server at the [public](public) directory and modify the contents of [index.php](public/index.php) to add additional controller search paths.

Run
---

[](#run)

Use the builtin PHP server to serve from the public directory during development:

`php -S localhost:8080 -t public`

Then visit:  to view the demo.

The Demo resource at  provides the following operations:

- GET (collection)
- GET (item)
- POST (create item)
- PUT (update item)
- DELETE (item)

###  Health Score

15

—

LowBetter than 3% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity28

Early-stage or recently created project

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/1144045?v=4)[John](/maintainers/johnsquibb)[@johnsquibb](https://github.com/johnsquibb)

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