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king23/king23
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the King23 Framework

4.1.2(3y ago)85012MITPHP

Since Jun 23Pushed 3y ago3 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/ppetermann/king23)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/king23/king23)[ Docs](http://king23.net)[ RSS](/packages/king23-king23/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago

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King23 PHP Framework
====================

[](#king23-php-framework)

Copyright (C) 2010 - 2018 by Peter Petermann All rights reserved.

King23 is a small and simple MVC Framework for PHP

WARNING
-------

[](#warning)

King23 is not having a stable release yet, usage on your own risk, compatibility might break!

LICENSE
-------

[](#license)

King23 is licensed under a MIT style license, see LICENSE.txt for further information

FEATURES
--------

[](#features)

- automated class loading
- url router
- ideas borrowed from better known mvc frameworks (not really a feature i guess ;)
- a simple mongodb layer

REQUIREMENTS
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.2 (might run on earlier versions, untested)
- a Webserver (nginx recommended, apache possible, mistral / reactphp experimental)
- LINUX / MAC OS X (might run on windows, untested)

USAGE
-----

[](#usage)

New Style (recommended): use composer:

1.
2. `php composer.phar create-project king23/skeleton DIRNAMEFORYOURNEWPROJECT`
3. Important: edit DIRNAMEFORYOURNEWPROJECT/composer.json, change projects package name etc.

TODO
----

[](#todo)

- more documentation
- code generators
- add more cowbell

LINKS
-----

[](#links)

- [Homepage](http://king23.net)
- [Github](http://github.com/ppetermann/king23)
- [Twitter](http://twitter.com/ppetermann)
- IRC bot will join and put in commit messages on commits there

CONTACT
-------

[](#contact)

- Peter Petermann

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
----------------

[](#acknowledgements)

- King23 is making use of several opensource components, such as: monolog, twig, boris
- King23 is losely based on ideas of Frameworks like Ruby on Rails or Django (but does not use any code of those)
- King23 is running on PHP (obviously), so some credit to the PHP Project here.

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity76

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.4% 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 ~84 days

Recently: every ~380 days

Total

46

Last Release

1381d ago

Major Versions

0.9.1 → 1.0.0-alpha2015-08-23

1.0.1 → 2.0.02017-04-29

2.0.0 → 3.0.0-alpha2018-08-06

3.0.0 → 4.0.02018-08-31

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2fc73542f8901f065ddba8ed1f68be8b003c751ae7dbfc594b80f2f73c8d5471?d=identicon)[ppetermann](/maintainers/ppetermann)

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Top Contributors

[![ppetermann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/69334?v=4)](https://github.com/ppetermann "ppetermann (188 commits)")[![scrutinizer-auto-fixer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6253494?v=4)](https://github.com/scrutinizer-auto-fixer "scrutinizer-auto-fixer (2 commits)")[![hloeffler](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6627191?v=4)](https://github.com/hloeffler "hloeffler (1 commits)")

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