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twistphp/twistphp
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TwistPHP is an open source PHP MVC framework built from the ground up

v4.0.3(4y ago)27177[1 issues](https://github.com/TwistPHP/TwistPHP/issues)[5 PRs](https://github.com/TwistPHP/TwistPHP/pulls)GPLJavaScriptPHP >=5.6.0

Since Jan 20Pushed 3y ago3 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/TwistPHP/TwistPHP)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/twistphp/twistphp)[ Docs](https://twistphp.com)[ RSS](/packages/twistphp-twistphp/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago

READMEChangelog (10)DependenciesVersions (19)Used By (0)

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[](#twistphp-)

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A fresh, new open source PHP MVC micro framework
------------------------------------------------

[](#a-fresh-new-open-source-php-mvc-micro-framework)

- Full MVC architecture
- Open source
- Completely bespoke
- Quick and memory-efficient
- Easily expandable without editing the core
- Loads of pre-built tools included

One line is all it takes:

```
require_once( 'twist/framework.php' );
```

...or with Composer

```
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
\Twist\Classes\Framework::boot();
```

Vagrant
-------

[](#vagrant)

To get started with a Vagrant machine:

- Install [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html)
- Install [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/)
- Run `vagrant up`
- Load up [localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080/)
- You can SSH into the Vagrant server with `vagrant ssh`

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Full documentation of the framework can be found on the [TwistPHP website](https://twistphp.com/docs).

Code examples can also be found [in the examples area](https://twistphp.com/examples).

Issues
------

[](#issues)

Please use the [GitHub's issue tracker](https://github.com/TwistPHP/TwistPHP/issues) to report any problems.

### Modifications

[](#modifications)

The CSS and JS resources for TwistPHP are compiled using Gulp. After cloning the repository, you can install the necessary packages with `npm install` and then compile using `gulp`. The source files for all the resources can be found in the `/src` directory.

### Branches

[](#branches)

For branching, please use the 'development' branch. All updates apart from hotfixes will get pushed from the [development branch](https://github.com/TwistPHP/TwistPHP/tree/development) to the master.

Licence
-------

[](#licence)

As of v3.0.4, TwistPHP is licenced with [GNU GPLv3](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html).

Up to and including v3.0.3, the [GNU LGPLv3](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.en.html) was used.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 65.9% 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 ~176 days

Recently: every ~75 days

Total

13

Last Release

1649d ago

Major Versions

v3.1.1 → v4.0.02021-01-13

v4.0.3 → v5.x-dev2021-11-11

PHP version history (3 changes)v3.0.0PHP >=5.3.0

v4.0.0PHP >=5.6.0

v5.x-devPHP >=7.2.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2356642?v=4)[Andrew Hosgood](/maintainers/ahosgood)[@ahosgood](https://github.com/ahosgood)

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Top Contributors

[![danrwalker](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4035191?v=4)](https://github.com/danrwalker "danrwalker (1105 commits)")[![ahosgood](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2356642?v=4)](https://github.com/ahosgood "ahosgood (549 commits)")[![JamesDurhamm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/48072349?v=4)](https://github.com/JamesDurhamm "JamesDurhamm (20 commits)")[![gitter-badger](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8518239?v=4)](https://github.com/gitter-badger "gitter-badger (1 commits)")[![JamesDurhamDev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26653487?v=4)](https://github.com/JamesDurhamDev "JamesDurhamDev (1 commits)")

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Tags

databaseframeworklampmvcphptemplatingframeworkmvctwistphptwist

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