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trulyao/php-starter
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A PHP starter project

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PHP Starter
===========

[](#php-starter)

This is a PHP starter project. It allows you to quickly set up a dockerized PHP project loaded with the bare minimum you need. It also includes a good routing package suitable for APIs and static sites; the `.htaccess` file has been written to match this. It has also been tested in production on Render (using docker) and Heroku (using the Heroku PHP buildpack with Apache2).

Create a new project
====================

[](#create-a-new-project)

```
composer create-project trulyao/php-starter hello-world
```

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.1+
- Docker and Docker Compose

Includes
--------

[](#includes)

- [Apache2](https://www.apache.org/)
- [PHP](https://www.php.net/)
- [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/)
- [PHPMyAdmin](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/)
- [MySQL](https://www.mysql.com/)
- [PHPRouter](https://phprouter.herokuapp.com/)

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

Run the following command to run it in detached mode:

```
$ docker-compose up -d
```

To force-rebuild the images, use the included `Setup.sh` script.

You can also edit the `api.conf` file to change your Apache configuration. The installed router depends on your `.htaccess` file, be careful with that. Some headers will not come through depending on your Apache configuration, you would need to enable them in your configuration file.

Access
------

[](#access)

- Web (API or Application): `http://localhost:8085`
- PHPMyAdmin: `http://localhost:8085/v1/phpmyadmin` or directly `http://localhost:2083/`
- MySQL is on port 3307 outside the container and can be accessed directly using TablePlus, MySQL WorkBench etc

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~18 days

Total

5

Last Release

1294d ago

Major Versions

1.0.2 → 2.0.02022-09-22

### Community

Maintainers

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

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