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[API Development](/categories/api) 4. / 5. malinichevvv/lift-skeleton ActiveProject[API Development](/categories/api) malinichevvv/lift-skeleton ========================== A starter URL-shortener microservice built on the Lift PHP micro-framework. v1.0.1(2mo ago)05MITPHPPHP >=8.1 Since May 18Pushed 2mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/malinichevvv/lift-skeleton)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/malinichevvv/lift-skeleton)[ Docs](https://github.com/malinichevvv/lift-skeleton)[ RSS](/packages/malinichevvv-lift-skeleton/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (3)Used By (0) Lift Skeleton — URL Shortener ============================= [](#lift-skeleton--url-shortener) A small, production-shaped **URL-shortener microservice** built on the [Lift PHP micro-framework](https://github.com/malinichevvv/lift-php). It is meant as a starting point: clone it, read it in five minutes, then replace the `links` resource with your own. Despite its size it exercises a real slice of the framework — attribute routing, request validation, the query builder, migrations, a cache layer, per-route middleware and a custom console command. Quick start ----------- [](#quick-start) ``` composer create-project malinichevvv/lift-skeleton myapp cd myapp composer serve ``` `create-project` copies `.env`, generates an `APP_KEY` and runs the migrations for you. The service is now live on . ``` # Create a short link (API key is empty by default — see .env) curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/links \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"url": "https://www.php.net/releases/8.3/en.php"}' # -> {"slug":"aZ3kPq","short_url":"http://localhost:8000/aZ3kPq", ...} # Open the short link in a browser — it redirects, and the click is counted. open http://localhost:8000/aZ3kPq # Inspect the stats curl http://localhost:8000/links/aZ3kPq/stats ``` Endpoints --------- [](#endpoints) MethodPathDescriptionAuth`GET``/`Self-describing endpoint list—`GET``/health`Liveness + database probe (`200` / `503`)—`POST``/links`Create a short link`X-API-Key``GET``/links/{slug}/stats`Click statistics for a short link—`GET``/{slug}`Redirect to the original URL—`POST /links` accepts JSON: ``` { "url": "https://example.com", "slug": "optional-custom", "expires_in": 86400 } ``` `slug` is optional (a random one is generated); `expires_in` is optional (seconds until the link stops resolving). Authentication -------------- [](#authentication) `POST /links` is guarded by `ApiKeyMiddleware`. Set `API_KEY` in `.env` and send it as the `X-API-Key` header. While `API_KEY` is empty every request is allowed — handy locally, but set a key before deploying. Project layout -------------- [](#project-layout) ``` app/ Controllers/ HealthController, LinkController — attribute-routed Middleware/ ApiKeyMiddleware — PSR-15 Console/ PruneExpiredCommand — custom CLI command bootstrap/app.php builds the App: env, config, services, middleware, routes config/ app.php, database.php database/migrations/ schema, run by `lift migrate` public/index.php front controller tests/ feature tests on an in-memory SQLite database lift.php registers project console commands ``` Console ------- [](#console) `vendor/bin/lift` ships with the framework; this project adds a few commands: ``` php vendor/bin/lift serve # development server php vendor/bin/lift migrate # run migrations php vendor/bin/lift routes:list # show registered routes php vendor/bin/lift links:prune # delete expired links (wire to cron) php vendor/bin/lift list # all available commands ``` Tests ----- [](#tests) ``` composer test ``` Feature tests run against a fresh in-memory SQLite database — no setup, no external services. Configuration ------------- [](#configuration) SQLite is the default and needs nothing. To use MySQL/PostgreSQL or Redis, uncomment the relevant block in `.env`. Redis, when configured, backs the slug → URL lookup cache. Docker ------ [](#docker) ``` docker compose up --build ``` Brings up the service (with `lift serve`) plus a Redis container. License ------- [](#license) MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE). ### Health Score 36 — LowBetter than 79% of packages Maintenance87 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity4 Limited adoption so far Community2 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity43 Maturing project, gaining track record 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 ~0 days Total 2 Last Release 67d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/140523673?v=4)[Vladislav Malinichev](/maintainers/malinichevvv)[@malinichevvv](https://github.com/malinichevvv) --- Tags phpSkeletonREST APIurl shortenerstartermicro-frameworklift ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/malinichevvv-lift-skeleton/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/malinichevvv-lift-skeleton/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/malinichevvv-lift-skeleton) ``` ### Alternatives [phplicengine/bitly Bitly API v4 22305.0k](/packages/phplicengine-bitly)[rubix/server Deploy your Rubix ML models to production with scalable stand-alone inference servers. 642.3k](/packages/rubix-server) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)