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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. kohana/core ActiveLibrary[Framework](/categories/framework) kohana/core =========== Core system classes for the Kohana application framework v3.3.6(9y ago)631522.1k↑100%323[26 issues](https://github.com/kohana/core/issues)[14 PRs](https://github.com/kohana/core/pulls)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.3.3 Since Nov 14Pushed 8y ago54 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/kohana/core)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/kohana/core)[ Docs](http://kohanaframework.org)[ RSS](/packages/kohana-core/feed)WikiDiscussions 3.3/master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (2)Versions (20)Used By (20)Security (1) Kohana PHP Framework - core =========================== [](#kohana-php-framework---core) verStableDevelop3.3.x[![Build Status - 3.3/master](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/76c412e23c54c68a7446735f5c757959a94a3a0acf28a07a7d6c443069131e8b/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6b6f68616e612f636f72652e7376673f6272616e63683d332e332532466d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/kohana/core)[![Build Status - 3.3/develop](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3d0c03dcf34b728a1f143a2a897fa13590060d28381cc01d5c6573d8655bb914/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6b6f68616e612f636f72652e7376673f6272616e63683d332e33253246646576656c6f70)](https://travis-ci.org/kohana/core)3.4.x[![Build Status - 3.4/master](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/04486105458c1e1df93b0b89b2d4490877e4b070ecdd7c6c82598a5753164995/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6b6f68616e612f636f72652e7376673f6272616e63683d332e342532466d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/kohana/core)[![Build Status - 3.4/develop](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bd68ff324657a4576153dcc117b2285c5a2e185add1280c661eb757ca630f5c1/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6b6f68616e612f636f72652e7376673f6272616e63683d332e34253246646576656c6f70)](https://travis-ci.org/kohana/core)This is the core package for the [Kohana](http://kohanaframework.org/) object oriented HMVC framework built using PHP5. It aims to be swift, secure, and small. Released under a [BSD license](http://kohanaframework.org/license), Kohana can be used legally for any open source, commercial, or personal project. Documentation and installation ------------------------------ [](#documentation-and-installation) See the [sample application repository](https://github.com/kohana/kohana) for full readme and contributing information. You will usually add `kohana/core` as a dependency in your own project's composer.json to install and work with this package. Installation for development ---------------------------- [](#installation-for-development) To work on this package, you'll want to install it with composer to get the required dependencies. Note that there are currently circular dependencies between this module and kohana/unittest. These may cause you problems if you are working on a feature branch, because composer may not be able to figure out which version of kohana core you have. To work around this, run composer like: `COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION=3.3.x-dev composer install`. This tells composer that the current checkout is a 3.3.\* development version. Obviously change the argument if your branch is based on a different version. After installing the dependencies, you'll need a skeleton Kohana application before you can run the unit tests etc. The simplest way to do this is to use kohana/koharness to build a bare project in `/tmp/koharness`. If in doubt, check the install and test steps in the [.travis.yml](.travis.yml) file. ### Health Score 50 — FairBetter than 96% of packages Maintenance19 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity58 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community52 Growing community involvement Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor4 4 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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