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richardhughes/php-boilerplate
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Boilerplate code for new PHP projects

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PHP Boilerplate
===============

[](#php-boilerplate)

Create a brand new project with strict pre-commit rules and with boilerplate code to get you up and running within minutes!

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

Install XDebug and it to your `php.ini` file (Check `php --ini` for location)

`pecl install xdebug`

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

[](#installation)

Easiest way is via Composer:

```
composer create-project richardhughes/php-boilerplate

```

Or you can clone this repository and install dependencies

```
git clone https://github.com/richardhughes/php-boilerplate.git

```

Docker
------

[](#docker)

Start the docker PHP container: `docker-compose up -d`

###  Health Score

19

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LowBetter than 9% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4634220?v=4)[Richie Hughes](/maintainers/richardhughes)[@richardhughes](https://github.com/richardhughes)

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Top Contributors

[![richardhughes](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4634220?v=4)](https://github.com/richardhughes "richardhughes (13 commits)")

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Tags

boilerplateboilerplate-applicationboilerplate-templatedockerdocker-composegrumphpphp7php72phpunitstarter-appstarter-kitstarter-projectstarter-templatestrictstrictmode

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