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kilofox/kohana
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The Kohana PHP framework

v3.5.0(4mo ago)1265MITPHPPHP &gt;=7.1,&lt;7.4

Since Mar 31Pushed 2mo ago3 watchersCompare

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Kohana PHP Framework
====================

[](#kohana-php-framework)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3455f5d9abf624cd396db526a3a19a826da28cf573ec06fce77deb2ff4131a47/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f6d75666665746c61622f6b6f68616e612f746573742e796d6c3f6272616e63683d646576656c6f70)](https://github.com/muffetlab/kohana/actions/workflows/test.yml) [![Packagist Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0484b8c4487b4405e2608ce18d38e73f8a42a57b3bf90a34b49e0ff3a21dd7d8/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6d75666665746c61622f6b6f68616e61)](https://packagist.org/packages/muffetlab/kohana) [![Telegram](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/78dee93fedee54d2a7e5a0c7ba0c43f149ad6171d11aa0900903fbdab4def2e2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f636861742d6f6e5f54656c656772616d2d626c7565)](https://t.me/kohana_framework)

[Kohana](https://kohana.top) is an elegant, open source, and object-oriented HMVC framework built using PHP, by a team of volunteers. It aims to be swift, secure, and small.

Released under an [MIT license](https://kohana.top/license), Kohana can be used legally for any open source, commercial, or personal project.

Supported Versions
------------------

[](#supported-versions)

VersionPHP CompatibilityInitial ReleaseKohana 3.3PHP 5.3, PHP 5.4, PHP 5.5, PHP 5.6October 23th, 2012Kohana 3.4PHP 5.6, PHP 7.0, PHP 7.1December 25th, 2018Kohana 3.5PHP 7.1, PHP 7.2, PHP 7.3December 31th, 2025Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Kohana's documentation can be found at  which also contains an API browser.

The `userguide` module included in all Kohana releases also allows you to view the documentation locally. Once the `userguide` module is enabled in the bootstrap, it is accessible from your site via `/index.php/guide` (or just `/guide` if you are rewriting your URLs).

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Kohana is an Open Source, community-driven project with plenty of contributors. Join them [contributing code or contributing documentation](https://github.com/muffetlab/kohana/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

If you've stumbled across a bug, please help us out by [reporting the bug](https://github.com/muffetlab/kohana/issues/new) you have found. Simply log in or register and submit a new issue, leaving as much information about the bug as possible, e.g.

- Steps to reproduce
- Expected result
- Actual result

This will help us to fix the bug as quickly as possible, and if you'd like to fix it yourself feel free to [fork us on GitHub](https://github.com/muffetlab/kohana) and submit a pull request!

###  Health Score

50

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance85

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 56.2% 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 ~319 days

Recently: every ~60 days

Total

10

Last Release

87d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)v3.4.1PHP ^5.6|~7.0.0

v3.4.2PHP &gt;=5.6,&lt;7.2

v3.5.0PHP &gt;=7.1,&lt;7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/88fd4018e1fe23be3bafa2162ec8e73edc7cdbabcf37747ae2c0080895218ea3?d=identicon)[muffetlab](/maintainers/muffetlab)

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Top Contributors

[![muffetlab](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1018625?v=4)](https://github.com/muffetlab "muffetlab (599 commits)")[![kiall](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/52713?v=4)](https://github.com/kiall "kiall (168 commits)")[![zombor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/170538?v=4)](https://github.com/zombor "zombor (86 commits)")[![BRMatt](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20394?v=4)](https://github.com/BRMatt "BRMatt (42 commits)")[![isaiahdw](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39220?v=4)](https://github.com/isaiahdw "isaiahdw (40 commits)")[![cbandy](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/106560?v=4)](https://github.com/cbandy "cbandy (34 commits)")[![zeelot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/40011?v=4)](https://github.com/zeelot "zeelot (29 commits)")[![enov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4045110?v=4)](https://github.com/enov "enov (21 commits)")[![acoulton](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/416566?v=4)](https://github.com/acoulton "acoulton (17 commits)")[![samsoir](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27978?v=4)](https://github.com/samsoir "samsoir (6 commits)")[![joelpittet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/70129?v=4)](https://github.com/joelpittet "joelpittet (4 commits)")[![jheathco](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/96809?v=4)](https://github.com/jheathco "jheathco (3 commits)")[![AlexC](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/165063?v=4)](https://github.com/AlexC "AlexC (3 commits)")[![Kohana-Builds](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/617478?v=4)](https://github.com/Kohana-Builds "Kohana-Builds (2 commits)")[![lillem4n](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/281230?v=4)](https://github.com/lillem4n "lillem4n (2 commits)")[![shadowhand](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38203?v=4)](https://github.com/shadowhand "shadowhand (2 commits)")[![raelgc](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/263302?v=4)](https://github.com/raelgc "raelgc (1 commits)")[![bobeagan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100226?v=4)](https://github.com/bobeagan "bobeagan (1 commits)")[![bluehawk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/139870?v=4)](https://github.com/bluehawk "bluehawk (1 commits)")[![colinmollenhour](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38738?v=4)](https://github.com/colinmollenhour "colinmollenhour (1 commits)")

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

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The official Kohana auth module

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