Awesome PHP

A curated list of awesome PHP libraries, resources, and useful tools.

Contributing and Collaborating

Please see CONTRIBUTING, CODE-OF-CONDUCT and COLLABORATING for details.

Table of Contents

• Awesome PHP
  • Composer Repositories
  • Dependency Management
  • Dependency Management Extras
  • Frameworks
  • Framework Extras
  • Content Management Systems
  • Components
  • Micro Frameworks
  • Micro Framework Extras
  • Routers
  • Templating
  • Static Site Generators
  • HTTP
  • Scraping
  • Middlewares
  • URL
  • Email
  • Files
  • Streams
  • Dependency Injection
  • Imagery
  • Testing
  • Continuous Integration
  • Documentation
  • Security
  • Passwords
  • Code Analysis

Composer Repositories

Composer Repositories.

• Firegento - Magento Module Composer Repository.
• Packagist - The PHP Package Repository.
• Packalyst - The Laravel package repository.
• Private Packagist - Composer package archive as a service for PHP.
• WordPress Packagist - Manage your plugins with Composer.

Dependency Management

Libraries for dependency and package management.

• Composer - A package and dependency manager.
• Composer Installers - A multi-framework Composer library installer.
• Phive - A PHAR manager.
• Pickle - A PHP extension installer.
• Pie - The official PHP installer for extensions.

Dependency Management Extras

Extras related to dependency management.

• Composer Merge Plugin - A composer plugin to merge several composer.json files.
• Composer Normalize - A plugin for normalizing composer.json files.
• Composer Patches - A plugin for Composer to apply patches.
• Composer Prefer Lowest Validator - A plugin to check if minimum dependencies can be installed and tested.
• Composer Require Checker - CLI tool to analyze composer dependencies and verify that no unknown symbols are used in the sources of a package.
• Composer Unused - A CLI Tool to scan for unused composer packages.
• Repman - A private PHP package repository manager and Packagist proxy.
• Satis - A static Composer repository generator.

Frameworks

Web development frameworks.

• CakePHP - A rapid application development framework.
• CodeIgniter - A powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint.
• Ecotone - A Service Bus for PHP based on architectural principles of DDD CQRS and Event Sourcing.
• Laminas - A framework comprised of individual components (previously Zend Framework).
• Laravel - A web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax.
• Nette - A web framework comprised of mature components.
• Phalcon - A framework implemented as a C extension.
• Spiral - A high-performance PHP/Go framework.
• Symfony - A set of reusable components and a web framework.
• Tempest - A framework that gets out of your way.
• Yii2 - A fast, secure, and efficient web framework.

Framework Extras

Extras related to web development frameworks.

• CakePHP CRUD - A Rapid Application Development (RAD) plugin for CakePHP.
• Filament PHP - A powerful open source UI framework for Laravel.
• Inertia.js - An adapter for building single-page applications using server-side routing and controllers, without a separate API.
• LaravelS - An out-of-the-box adapter between Laravel/Lumen and Swoole.
• Livewire - Powerful, dynamic, front-end UIs without leaving PHP.

Content Management Systems (CMS)

Tools for managing digital content.

• Backdrop - A CMS targeting small-to-medium-sized business and non-profits (a fork of Drupal).
• Concrete5 - A CMS targeting users with a minimum of technical skills.
• CraftCMS - A flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond.
• Drupal - An enterprise level CMS.
• Grav - A modern flat-file CMS.
• Joomla - Another leading CMS.
• Kirby - A flat-file CMS that adapts to any project.
• Magento - A widely used open-source e-commerce platform.
• Moodle - An open-source learning platform.
• OctoberCMS - A CMS built on Laravel.
• OpenMage - Fork of EoL Magento 1 e-commerce platform.
• Pico CMS - A lightweight flat-file CMS.
• Silverstripe - A simple, flexible, and secure CMS.
• Statamic - A flat-file and Git-based CMS built on Laravel.
• Sulu - A user- and developer-friendly CMS built on the Symfony Framework.
• TYPO3 - An enterprise level CMS.
• WinterCMS - A community-maintained fork of OctoberCMS built on Laravel.
• WordPress - A blogging platform and CMS.

Components

Standalone components from web development frameworks and development groups.

• Aura - Independent components, fully decoupled from each other and from any framework.
• CakePHP Plugins - A directory of CakePHP plugins.
• Laminas Components - The components that make the Laminas Framework.
• Laravel Components - The Laravel Framework components.
• League of Extraordinary Packages - A PHP package development group.
• Spatie Open Source - A collection of open-source PHP and Laravel packages.
• Symfony Packages - Decoupled libraries for PHP applications.

Micro Frameworks

Micro frameworks and routers.

• Laravel Zero - A micro-framework for console applications.
• Mezzio - A micro-framework by Laminas.
• Minicli - Minimalist, dependency-free framework for building CLI-centric PHP applications.
• Silly - A micro-framework for CLI applications.
• Slim - Another simple micro framework.

Micro Framework Extras

Extras related to micro frameworks and routers.

• Slim Skeleton - A skeleton for Slim.
• Slim PHP View - A simple PHP renderer for Slim.

Routers

Libraries for handling application routing.

• Aura.Router - A full-featured routing library.
• Fast Route - A fast routing library.
• Klein - A flexible router.
• Route - A routing library built on top of Fast Route.

Templating

Libraries and tools for templating and lexing.

• Latte - The safest and truly intuitive templates for PHP.
• MtHaml - A PHP implementation of the HAML template language.
• Mustache - A PHP implementation of the Mustache template language.
• PHPTAL - A PHP implementation of the TAL templating language.
• Plates - A native PHP templating library.
• Smarty - A template engine to complement PHP.
• Twig - A comprehensive templating language.

Static Site Generators

Tools for pre-processing content to generate web pages.

• Cecil - A simple and powerful content-driven static site generator.
• Couscous - A tool for converting Markdown documentation into we