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vdebes/php-boilerplate
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PHP project starting point with commonly used tools preconfigured

v2.0.1(2y ago)010[2 PRs](https://github.com/vdebes/php-boilerplate/pulls)GPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^8.2

Since Apr 13Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP-boilerplate
===============

[](#php-boilerplate)

[![Build](https://github.com/vdebes/php-boilerplate/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/vdebes/php-boilerplate/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)[![Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f62c421b53200d44ca9794d36e846287606c59d9e91116c192d6e916408ec334/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f7664656265732f7068702d626f696c6572706c6174652f67726170682f62616467652e7376673f746f6b656e3d47314c54465551533636)](https://codecov.io/gh/vdebes/php-boilerplate)

A starting point for a coding dojo or a small personal project. There is no web framework included, but most of the quality assessment tools I use on a daily basis.

Commands to get started
-----------------------

[](#commands-to-get-started)

In a terminal, to create a new project :

`composer create-project vdebes/php-boilerplate myApp --remove-vcs `

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

- Unit testing with [PHP-Unit](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit) ran at pre-commit, can be run with coverage generation with `composer run test-coverage`

Static analysis
---------------

[](#static-analysis)

- Static analysis with [PHPStan](https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan) ran at pre-commit

Quality metrics
---------------

[](#quality-metrics)

- Project quality with [PHPInsights](https://github.com/nunomaduro/phpinsights) ran at pre-push

Coding standards
----------------

[](#coding-standards)

- Codestyle checker and fixer with [PHP-CS-Fixer](https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer) ran at pre-commit, some errors can be fixed with `composer run csfix`

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance30

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~644 days

Total

3

Last Release

936d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → v2.0.02023-10-24

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^7.2

v2.0.0PHP ^8.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1661acef9c81dfe8956cad340b26ee4b12f5555fd8a2446116feb223041f521b?d=identicon)[vdebes](/maintainers/vdebes)

---

Top Contributors

[![vdebes](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8917991?v=4)](https://github.com/vdebes "vdebes (3 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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