enlighten/framework

A lightweight PHP micro framework that helps you get shit done.

Enlighten PHP Framework

, _(*1)

Enlighten is a simple, lean, high-performance PHP micro framework that acts as the foundation for your web application., _(*2)

This is a modern framework for PHP 5 that doesn't get in your way. Just the building blocks you need to accelerate your application development and simply get shit done., _(*3)

• Easy HTTP request and response management: forms, headers, cookies, files and more.
• Razor fast routing with dynamic URL variables and dependency injection.
• Application and route filters for handling authentication, exceptions, etc.

It's easy to use:, _(*4)

$app->get('/hello/$name', function ($name) {
    echo "Hi there, $name";
});

It is awesome because it is:, _(*5)

• Built for ease of use and performance.
• Low on fat: small code base with minimal external dependencies.
• Stable: tested extensively with a battery of unit tests.
• Future-proof: Fully compatible with HHVM and PHP 7.

Getting started

To get started, add Enlighten as a Composer dependency to your project:, _(*6)

composer require enlighten/framework

In the entry point (index.php) of your application, initialize and start Enlighten:, _(*7)

$app = new Enlighten();
$app->start();

You'll need to make sure that your web server redirects all requests you want to handle with Enlighten to this script. This code will initialize a blank application and process all incoming requests., _(*8)

Next, you will want to define routes. Routes map an incoming request to an appropriate function or controller that can respond to it. It's easy to set up:, _(*9)

$app->get('/articles/$name', function ($name) {
    // Triggered for all GET requests to /articles/*
    echo "You requested an article with this name: $name";
});

Check out the full documentation and quickstart guide at https://enlighten.readthedocs.org/en/latest/., _(*10)