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orpheus/orpheus-framework
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Orpheus PHP Framework

v4.1.0(2y ago)11661[6 issues](https://github.com/Sowapps/Orpheus/issues)MITPHPPHP &gt;=8.2

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Orpheus PHP Framework
=====================

[](#orpheus-php-framework)

Get the power with the new Orpheus, find every feature to meet your needs ! If you want to develop your website quickly with an easy-to-use tool, This framework is made for you. Optimized, secured and standardized, Orpheus will provide the easiest way to build your app and offers maximum customizing capabilities.

This is clearly more than just a framework
------------------------------------------

[](#this-is-clearly-more-than-just-a-framework)

This is a complete solution to your needs and we are **actively looking** for serious or casual contributors.
Orpheus comes with an integrated User system, a simple php templating, an ORM, a REST API generator and a complete admin panel.
Everything could be customized, there is no complicated way to do it.

The Official Orpheus Framework Website
--------------------------------------

[](#the-official-orpheus-framework-website)

Getting started
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[](#getting-started)

### Configuration

[](#configuration)

Configure your .env file (or .env.local) for environment specific configuration. Check for constants in config/constants.php and config/defaults.php.

You can find more configuration in engine.ini.

Warning !
---------

[](#warning-)

We are actively looking for contributors. I, Florent HAZARD, am currently the only one to contribute on this project and I am working hard on it.
I am working more and more on stability but the project still have only one contributor.
I am using it for my own projects &amp; my customers' ones on prod and this is ok from more than ten years.
If you want to use it, you may consider to contribute to this project.

**We are looking for contributors :**

- To design interfaces (The official website and the framework admin panel)
- To translate contents
- To develop new framework feature
- To fix occurring bugs
- To develop more features about admin panel
- To develop unit tests
- To complete documentation
- To maintain online documentation

Developing Orpheus
------------------

[](#developing-orpheus)

The Orpheus Website project is the base for developing Orpheus locally.

Orpheus Ecosystem
-----------------

[](#orpheus-ecosystem)

[The main Orpheus project](https://github.com/Sowapps/Orpheus)

### Orpheus Core libraries (required or highly recommended)

[](#orpheus-core-libraries-required-or-highly-recommended)

[Orpheus Core Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-core)

[Orpheus Cache Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-cache)

[Orpheus Entity Descriptor Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-entitydescriptor)

[Orpheus Form Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-form)

[Orpheus Initernationalization (i18n) Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-initernationalization)

[Orpheus InputController Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-inputcontroller)

[Orpheus Publisher Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-publisher)

[Orpheus Rendering Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-rendering)

[Orpheus SQL Adapter Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-sqladapter)

[Orpheus Web Tools Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-webtools)

[Orpheus YAML Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-yaml)

[Orpheus Composer Plugin](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-composer-plugin)

### Other Orpheus libraries

[](#other-orpheus-libraries)

[Orpheus Rest Library](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-rest)

### Others Orpheus Projects

[](#others-orpheus-projects)

[Orpheus website project](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-website)

[Orpheus documentation project](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-doc)

[Orpheus setup project](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-setup)

### Other unmaintained libraries

[](#other-unmaintained-libraries)

[Orpheus Facebook Library (unmaintained)](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-facebook)

[Orpheus Hook Library (abandoned)](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-hook)

[Orpheus SSH2 Library (unmaintained)](https://github.com/Sowapps/orpheus-ssh2)

###  Health Score

34

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LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance9

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity87

Battle-tested with a long release history

 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

Every ~91 days

Recently: every ~197 days

Total

35

Last Release

765d ago

Major Versions

v3.10.1 → v4.0.02023-10-24

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/6e0e64b43363e5f123b5b73928d74dcd1bb934026444cdb3d863e568fc4de204?d=identicon)[Sowapps](/maintainers/Sowapps)

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Top Contributors

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