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trulyao/phlo
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A tiny microframework for rapid modern web development

0.4.3(2y ago)174[2 issues](https://github.com/aosasona/phlo/issues)PHPPHP >=8.2

Since Feb 15Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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Phlo
====

[](#phlo)

Warning

This project is still in its early stages and is not ready for heavy production use.

Pronounced as 'flow', Phlo is a microframework for rapid modern web development in PHP.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- File-based Routing
- File-scoped and folder-scoped middleware
- Nested wildcard routes
- Zero third-party dependencies
- Built-in support for environment variables (from `.env` files and the system)
- Built-in support for default NOT FOUND pages
- Built-in support for custom error handlers (coming soon)
- Supports JavaScript frameworks like Astro, Vue, Svelte, etc.

Note

This documentation is a work in progress. Please check back later for more information.

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

Phlo is now available via composer:

```
composer require trulyao/phlo
```

Or you can add this repo as a submodule in your project.

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

See [this repo](https://github.com/aosasona/phlo-template) for a demo and example usage.

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 13% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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 ~7 days

Total

14

Last Release

773d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b34ea1a48c2f04d0900dc41e4632e57450d4e52566f1ace92d1f1c05ba5ab117?d=identicon)[trulyao](/maintainers/trulyao)

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Top Contributors

[![aosasona](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/97124713?v=4)](https://github.com/aosasona "aosasona (28 commits)")

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Tags

microframeworkphp

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