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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. owl/owl AbandonedArchivedExtension[Framework](/categories/framework) owl/owl ======= Owl is an extreme fast PHP framework powered by Zephir language and delivered as C-extension. 0.4.0(11y ago)49234[4 issues](https://github.com/owl-framework/owl/issues)MITZephirPHP >=5.4 Since Apr 4Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/owl-framework/owl)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/owl/owl)[ RSS](/packages/owl-owl/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (4)Versions (13)Used By (0) [![Logo](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e834c94ffc5d74df938ef103718e585d9a503f036092145491f69f1e09a8858b/68747470733a2f2f6f776c2e646d7472792e6d652f696d672f7265706f7369746f72792e706e673f7632 "Owl Framework")](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e834c94ffc5d74df938ef103718e585d9a503f036092145491f69f1e09a8858b/68747470733a2f2f6f776c2e646d7472792e6d652f696d672f7265706f7369746f72792e706e673f7632) Owl Framework ============= [](#owl-framework) [Website](https://framework.lowl.io/) :: [Documentation](https://framework.lowl.io/docs/en/) :: [Get started](https://framework.lowl.io/get-started) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [](#website--documentation--get-started) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/owl-framework/owl](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/abe08b740a4156153736f791393ec4da6619c4be73212e75769f52edacc0e2b5/68747470733a2f2f6261646765732e6769747465722e696d2f4a6f696e253230436861742e737667)](https://gitter.im/owl-framework/owl?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cfe4f8bc074b373812e8d0c014dbe2a7856d46675f7ca414942823c2157fb511/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6f776c2f6f776c2e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://packagist.org/packages/owl/owl)[![Author](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9d153802f2761a2c9dedc26f686ec3c2161c38fd0dbf18987fe6fdd091f61180/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f617574686f722d406f76722d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://twitter.com/ovrweb)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE.md) Owl is an extreme fast PHP framework powered by [Zephir](https://github.com/phalcon/zephir) language and delivered as C-extension. *This is a development branch and We need to focus on the docs, tests, fixes and cleaning code, so we need your help ;)* - Linux: [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3d693254b591688211f291e576ac3454b79319d65e020f474bfcfb754b95edc1/68747470733a2f2f6170692e7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6f776c2d6672616d65776f726b2f6f776c2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](http://travis-ci.org/owl-framework/owl) - Windows: [![Build status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cfa9f7bb9910997b104e6a3a3a83a00fe7ace384a15eeeb76dbc066be7cd2f26/68747470733a2f2f63692e6170707665796f722e636f6d2f6170692f70726f6a656374732f7374617475732f343278357433663536346a696a3265682f6272616e63682f6d61737465723f7376673d74727565)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ovr/owl/branch/master) ### System Requirements [](#system-requirements) To build it you need the following requirements: - `g++` >= 4.4/`clang++` >= 3.x or `vc++` >= 9 for Windows users - `make` 3.81 or later - `autoconf` 2.31 or later - `automake` 1.14 or later - PHP development headers and tools If you're using Ubuntu, you can install the required packages this way: ``` sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install git gcc make re2c php5-cli php5-json php5-dev libpcre3-dev ``` ### Installation [](#installation) You can build extension and install it like: ``` git clone https://github.com/owl-framework/owl.git cd ext ./install ``` Enable extension for all SAPIs: ``` sudo echo extension=owl.so > /etc/php5/mods-available/owl.ini sudo php5enmod owl ``` Don't forget to restart your php-fpm: ``` sudo service php5-fpm restart ``` ### Build Zephir code [](#build-zephir-code) To build the zep Source to C extension: - [zephir](https://github.com/phalcon/zephir) ### Contributing [](#contributing) 1. Fork the current repository by fork button. 2. Create a new branch for each feature or improvement. `git checkout -b my-branch` 3. Send a pull request from each feature branch to the master branch. \*Please do not send files from `/ext` directory, just those from the `/owl`. ### Components [](#components) - Annotations \[WIP\] - Bridge \[WIP\] - Cache - Console \[WIP\] - DBAL - Debug - Di - Event - Filter - HTTP - Request - Response - Log - Module - MVC - Controller - Router - Session \[WIP\] - Std License ------- [](#license) This project is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information. ### Health Score 29 — LowBetter than 57% of packages Maintenance18 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity19 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity55 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 91.2% 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 ~16 days Total 5 Last Release 4043d ago PHP version history (2 changes)0.1PHP ~5.4 0.3.0PHP >=5.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c019ea1f0133ad14d256163bc4d25a428b15f08083b15fdd380dc215e0e26177?d=identicon)[ovr](/maintainers/ovr) --- Top Contributors [![ovr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/572096?v=4)](https://github.com/ovr "ovr (594 commits)")[![ufocoder](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2094547?v=4)](https://github.com/ufocoder "ufocoder (56 commits)")[![gitter-badger](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8518239?v=4)](https://github.com/gitter-badger "gitter-badger (1 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/owl-owl/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/owl-owl/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/owl-owl) ``` ### Alternatives [laravel/dusk Laravel Dusk provides simple end-to-end testing and browser automation. 1.9k39.6M300](/packages/laravel-dusk)[nineinchnick/edatatables Grid widget for the Yii Framework, wrapper for the DataTables jQuery plugin 173.2k](/packages/nineinchnick-edatatables)[link-cloud/fast-hyperf LinkCloud Fast Hyperf 241.2k1](/packages/link-cloud-fast-hyperf) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)