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phpexperts/mini-api-base
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A quick and easy standard PHP skeleton.

v2.0.0(7mo ago)011MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Jan 2Pushed 7mo ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/PHPExpertsInc/MiniApiBase)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phpexperts/mini-api-base)[ Docs](https://www.phpexperts.pro/)[ RSS](/packages/phpexperts-mini-api-base/feed)WikiDiscussions trunk Synced 1mo ago

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MiniApiBase Project
===================

[](#miniapibase-project)

![Maintainability]()![Test Coverage]()

MiniApiBase is a PHP Experts, Inc., Project meant to ease the creation of new API projects.

It strives to conform to the Standard PHP Skeleton () wherever possible.

Read [**On Structuring PHP Projects**](https://blog.nikolaposa.in.rs/2017/01/16/on-structuring-php-projects/)for more.

The configurer was inspired by

It includes everything you need for a modern lightweight PHP API server:

- Minimum PHP version of v8.1.
- [minicli/minicli (PHP Experts' fork)](https://github.com/PHPExperts-Contribs/minicli)
- [pecee/simple-router](https://github.com/skipperbent/simple-php-router)
- [phpexperts/console-painter](https://github.com/PHPExpertsInc/ConsolePainter)
- [phpexperts/laravel-env-polyfill](https://github.com/PHPExpertsInc/Laravel57-env-polyfill)
- [phpexperts/rest-speaker](https://github.com/PHPExpertsInc/RESTSpeaker)
- [phpexperts/simple-dto](https://github.com/PHPExpertsInc/SimpleDTO)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Via Composer

```
composer create-project phpexperts/mini-api-base api.my.site
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Install a project, then remove the directories you won't need, like `bin`.

You should definitely edit the LICENSE to be specific to your project and update the tags at the top of the README.md.

Use cases
---------

[](#use-cases)

✔ Rapidly start up a project right.
✔ Less time spent on boilerplating a git repo.
✔ Conforms to the most widely-deployed PHP layout.
✔ Fully compatible with the Bettergist Collective recommendation.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
phpunit --testdox
```

Contributors
------------

[](#contributors)

[Theodore R. Smith](https://www.phpexperts.pro/%5D)
GPG Fingerprint: 4BF8 2613 1C34 87AC D28F 2AD8 EB24 A91D D612 5690
CEO: PHP Experts, Inc.

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT license. Please see the [license file](LICENSE.mit.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance65

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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

Every ~72 days

Total

5

Last Release

211d ago

Major Versions

v1.2.0 → v2.0.02025-10-19

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3f3a2dd16766f6b03c330e65aaca9dfb97f1bbbb41c5e2af5681f58f670b7917?d=identicon)[hopeseekr](/maintainers/hopeseekr)

---

Top Contributors

[![hopeseekr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1125541?v=4)](https://github.com/hopeseekr "hopeseekr (5 commits)")

---

Tags

new projectuniversal package layoutstandard package layoutproject layout

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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