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ultractiv/lean
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The PHP framework for simple, REST API backend. It gets out of your way, so you can get your work done.

0.0.8.5(10y ago)2544[5 issues](https://github.com/ultractiv/lean/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.4.14

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Lean
====

[](#lean)

The PHP framework for simple, REST API backends. It gets out of your way, so you can get your work done. Quite similar to [Laravel](http://github.com/laravel/laravel), but much easier, only not as matured. The overall objective is to achieve less clutter on the server, and to move as much application logic to the client. Hence, this is best suited to provisioning JSON APIs, at the moment.

#### As used in:

[](#as-used-in)

- [Annals of Tropical Pathology](http://www.annalsoftropicalpathology.org)
- [SOGHIN](http://www.soghinjournal.com)
- PICC Nigeria's [old Website](https://github.com/piccnigeria/website)

#### Warning:

[](#warning)

- Lack of documentation could make getting started a bit complex, but holla me at [temi.yemi@gmail.com](mailto:temi.yemi@gmail.com?subject=ultractiv/lean) if you need some help

#### Requirements:

[](#requirements)

- PHP `>=5.4.14`
- Apache Server (with `mod_rewrite`)
- Nginx Server (as alternative to Apache)

#### Creator:

[](#creator)

- [Yemi Agbetunsin](https://github.com/temiyemi)

###  Health Score

23

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LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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 ~24 days

Recently: every ~67 days

Total

30

Last Release

3703d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8920b2c94f8aea5ef3c2cf757951da3526821a0db750c3c61779cdf761a9e0bc?d=identicon)[temiyemi](/maintainers/temiyemi)

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Top Contributors

[![temiyemi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/216902?v=4)](https://github.com/temiyemi "temiyemi (90 commits)")

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