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simple-first/php-project
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A simple and fast PHP project template.

v1.0.2(2y ago)215MITDockerfilePHP ^8.2

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Simple-First/PHP-Project
========================

[](#simple-firstphp-project)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

Welcome to `simple-first/php-project`. This repository aims to be the simplest and fastest way to set up a PHP project. It comes with the bare minimum code to get you started. This is a part of the Simple-First initiative, which is fully open-source.

Prerequisites
-------------

[](#prerequisites)

- Docker
- Docker-Compose
- Composer

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

```
# 1. Create the project
composer create-project simple-first/php-project my-project --ignore-platform-reqs

# 2. Navigate to the project folder.
cd my-project

# 3. Start the Docker services.
docker-compose up -d

# 4. Open your browser and go to `localhost`.
```

You should see the Welcome message.

Folder Structure
----------------

[](#folder-structure)

- `public/`: Web entry
- `src/`: Your PHP source files

Tech Stack
----------

[](#tech-stack)

- PHP 8.2
- Docker

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

### Docker-Compose

[](#docker-compose)

The `docker-compose.yml` file contains the Docker services configurations.

### Composer

[](#composer)

The `composer.json` file has project's autoload and dev dependencies.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Feel free to contribute and make this even simpler. Open a pull request or an issue.

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT License. This means you can use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the software.

For the full license text, please see the LICENSE file in the repository.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

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 ~3 days

Total

3

Last Release

941d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9d54e299c7461fc864528312a76a33756747ddd7dcb5dd11c7d6c4a6193dafc2?d=identicon)[danielarcher](/maintainers/danielarcher)

---

Top Contributors

[![danielarcher](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2718444?v=4)](https://github.com/danielarcher "danielarcher (3 commits)")

---

Tags

dockerdocker-composephp

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