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usbac/wolff
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Ridiculously small PHP framework

4.1.0(4y ago)21731020[2 issues](https://github.com/Usbac/Wolff/issues)MITPHPPHP >=7.1.0

Since May 12Pushed 4y ago14 watchersCompare

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 Wolff

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[](#------wolff--)

#### Web development made just right.

[](#web-development-made-just-right)

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Wolff is a ridiculously small and lightweight PHP framework, intended for those who want to build web apps without dealing with complexity.

Wolff is the perfect solution for building small and medium-sized web applications.

> **Note:** The core code of the framework is available at [Wolff-framework](https://github.com/usbac/wolff-framework).

Features
--------

[](#features)

📓 **Extremely easy**: It's simple to use and comes ready to be deployed, giving you the opportunity to learn it in just a single night (sleep included).

🚀 **Ridiculously fast**: Due to its simplicity, the framework is able to handle hundreds of requests per second. It's very friendly with potato servers.

🛠️ **Comprenhensive**: It has everything you may need for building a web app, from a handy database abstraction layer to a dynamic template engine.

🦄 **Elegant**: Its source code and interface has been meticulously written, it's expressive and elegant, without depending on a single external dependency.

What's included
---------------

[](#whats-included)

- [**Database abstraction layer**](https://getwolff.com/doc/3.x/db)
- [**DI Container**](https://getwolff.com/doc/3.x/container)
- [**Language manager**](https://getwolff.com/doc/3.x/language)
- [**Routing system**](https://getwolff.com/doc/3.x/routes)
- [**Standard library**](https://getwolff.com/doc/3.x/stdlib)
- [**Template engine**](https://getwolff.com/doc/3.x/template)

And **much** more...

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP version 7.1 or higher
- Composer (Only for installation)

Install
-------

[](#install)

[Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) is required for installing Wolff, once you got it...

Run the following command in the folder where you want Wolff to be installed:

```
composer create-project usbac/wolff

```

This will download the whole project with everything ready to run.

More info about the installation process in the [Docs - install](https://getwolff.com/doc/4/installation) page.

### Bundle

[](#bundle)

*You can also download [here](https://github.com/Usbac/wolff/releases/download/v4.1.0/wolff-bundle.zip) the last bundle ready to be used.*

Example
-------

[](#example)

app/controllers/home.php:

```
‹?php

namespace Controller;

use Wolff\Core\{Language, View};

class Home
{
    public function index($req, $res)
    {
        $data = Language::get('home');
        View::render('home', $data);
    }
}
```

More examples available [here](http://getwolff.com/doc/4/starting).

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

[PHPUnit](https://phpunit.de) is required for the tests, once you got it.

Run the following command with high privileges (sudo) in your wolff project folder:

```
vendor/bin/phpunit

```

*Running the command with high privileges is required since some files will be created during the testing process.*

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

[](#documentation)

First time using it? Read the [Documentation](https://getwolff.com/doc/4/home).

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

[](#contributing)

Any contribution or support to this project in the form of a pull request or message will be highly appreciated. ❤️

You can read more about the contribution process [right here](CONTRIBUTING.md). Don't be shy. :)

License
-------

[](#license)

Wolff is open-source software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99.2% 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 ~21 days

Total

42

Last Release

1703d ago

Major Versions

0.9.9.2 → 1.0.02019-06-05

1.10 → 2.02019-12-29

2.x-dev → 3.02020-05-01

3.x-dev → 4.x-dev2021-05-01

4.1.0 → 5.x-dev2021-09-15

PHP version history (2 changes)0.9.9PHP >=7.0.0

4.x-devPHP >=7.1.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

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