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The simple PHP router

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\#ligght ###The simple PHP router

ligght is a PHP micro router that helps you to easily route your *HTTP Requests*. ligght is the easiest and fastest way to create an API.

\##Features

- Standard HTTP Methods
- GET
- POST
- PUT
- DELETE
- PATCH
- OPTIONS
- HEAD
- DEBUG
- Custom HTTP Methods using `\ligght\Interfaces\HttpMethod` interface
- Parameter routing

\##Getting Started

\###Required

- PHP >= 5.3.\*
- Apache `mod_rewrite`

\###Configure evironment

You must include that snippet in `.htaccess` file:

```
Options -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On

RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteRule .* index.php?$0 [PT,L]

```

Or copy [this](./.htaccess) .htaccess file to the same folder of your index.php

\###Hello World Tutorial

Set a route like this:

```
\ligght\Router::getInstance()->route(
    \ligght\Router::GET,
    '/hello/:name',
    function($name){
        print "Hello, $name";
    },
    array(':name')
);
```

And run the router:

```
\ligght\Router::getInstance()->run();
```

\####Style Guide

Full coded with [PSR-2](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-2/) Coding Style

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4146d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ab7c94b386060a81c14c780ce3fb8caaec4414d6b8a550ca05a92dd9f8d4ce63?d=identicon)[liamato](/maintainers/liamato)

---

Top Contributors

[![liamato](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6226353?v=4)](https://github.com/liamato "liamato (7 commits)")

---

Tags

routerSimpleligghtroutering

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