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CodeIgniter
Open Source PHP Framework (originally from EllisLab)
CodeIgniter is a lightweight PHP web framework that focuses on simplicity, performance, and minimal configuration to get started quickly. It adopts an MVC-style or loosely structured approach depending on developer preference, with core components for routing, input handling, output views, and database abstraction. The framework provides convenience libraries for sessions, form validation, encryption, email, file uploads, and more, all optional so the footprint stays small. Because it doesn’t force heavy conventions, CodeIgniter is flexible for both small projects and larger modular applications where you may want to craft your own architecture. Its documentation and clarity of code make the learning curve gentle for PHP newcomers. In production, CodeIgniter’s efficiency and minimal overhead make it a steady option when performance and stability are priorities. -
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CodeIgniter 4
Open Source PHP Framework (originally from EllisLab)
CodeIgniter4 is a powerful PHP framework designed for building web applications. It is a next-generation version of the popular CodeIgniter framework, offering enhanced features and improved performance. CodeIgniter4 follows the MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern and is built to be lightweight, with a focus on simplicity and speed. It comes with a rich set of libraries and tools for developing dynamic web applications. -
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Phalcon
High performance, full-stack PHP framework delivered as a C extension
Its innovative architecture makes Phalcon the fastest PHP framework ever built! Developers do not need to know C to use Phalcon. Its functionality is exposed as PHP classes and interfaces under the Phalcon namespace, ready to be used. Zephir/C extensions are loaded together with PHP one time on the web server's daemon start process. Classes and functions provided by the extension are ready to use for any application. The code is compiled and isn't interpreted because it's already compiled to a specific platform and processor. Thanks to its low-level architecture and optimizations Phalcon provides the lowest overhead for MVC-based applications. Build single and multi-module applications with ease and pleasure. Using the file structure, scheme and patterns you already know. Phalcon is built upon a powerful yet easy to understand and use pattern called Dependency Injection. Initialize or define services once, and use them virtually anywhere throughout the application. -
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LibreNMS
Community-based GPL-licensed network monitoring system
Welcome to LibreNMS, a fully featured network monitoring system that provides a wealth of features and device support. LibreNMS is an auto-discovering PHP/MySQL/SNMP-based network monitoring that includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems including Cisco, Linux, FreeBSD, Juniper, Brocade, Foundry, HP, and many more. -
MongoDB Atlas runs apps anywhereMongoDB Atlas gives you the freedom to build and run modern applications anywhere—across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. With global availability in over 115 regions, Atlas lets you deploy close to your users, meet compliance needs, and scale with confidence across any geography.
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Pterodactyl Panel
Pterodactyl® is a free, open-source game server management panel
Pterodactyl® is a free, open-source game server management panel built with PHP, React, and Go. Designed with security in mind, Pterodactyl runs all game servers in isolated Docker containers while exposing a beautiful and intuitive UI to end users. Stop settling for less. Make game servers a first-class citizen on your platform. Security is a first-class citizen on this platform with bcrypt hashing, AES-256-CBC encryption, and HTTPS support out of the box. Built on a modern stack utilizing the best design practices that make it easy to jump in and make modifications. All servers run in isolated Docker containers that limit attack vectors, provide strict resource limits, and provide environments tailored to each specific game. Pterodactyl is 100% free and licensed under a MIT license. All of our code is completely open source as well. -
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XOOPS Web Application System
The world's leading content management systems (CMS) written in PHP
PLEASE NOTE: Latest XOOPS files are on http://github.com/xoops and http://github.com/xoopsmodules25x) XOOPS is a Web application platform written in PHP for the MySQL database. Its object orientation makes it an ideal tool for developing small or large community websites, intra-company and corporate portals, weblogs, and much more. XOOPS is an acronym of eXtensible Object Oriented Portal System. Initially a portal system, XOOPS is now a leading content management system (CMS) that serves as a versatile Web framework. XOOPS can also be used as a weblog or journal via a standard install using the News module alone. Another approach is to use modules like News, Forum, Download, Web Links, etc. to form a community that interacts with members and visitors. Or think big, like an enterprise, and develop modules to use with eShop that integrate into XOOP's uniform user management system. XOOPS is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) -
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Laravel Framework
Elegant PHP web application framework with expressive syntax
Laravel is a popular open-source PHP web framework designed for building modern web applications with an elegant and readable syntax. It emphasizes developer productivity, offering features like routing, Eloquent ORM, blade templating, and an extensive ecosystem of packages. Laravel makes common tasks like authentication, caching, and session management simple and intuitive, making it a top choice for PHP developers. -
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Laravel Terminal
Runs artisan command in web application
Runs artisan command in web application. -
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Akaunting
Online Accounting Software
Online accounting software designed for small businesses and freelancers. Akaunting is built with modern technologies such as Laravel, VueJS, Tailwind, RESTful API etc. Thanks to its modular structure, Akaunting provides an awesome App Store for users and developers. -
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Laravel Installer
The Laravel application installer
Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. A web framework provides a structure and starting point for creating your application, allowing you to focus on creating something amazing while we sweat the details. Laravel strives to provide an amazing developer experience while providing powerful features such as thorough dependency injection, an expressive database abstraction layer, queues, and scheduled jobs, unit and integration testing, and more. There are a variety of tools and frameworks available to you when building a web application. However, we believe Laravel is the best choice for building modern, full-stack web applications. Before creating your first Laravel project, make sure that your local machine has PHP and Composer installed. If you are developing on macOS or Windows, PHP and Composer can be installed in minutes via Laravel Herd. In addition, we recommend installing Node and NPM. -
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Log Viewer
Fast and beautiful Log Viewer for Laravel
Beautiful, fast, and open-source viewer for your app logs. Forget scrolling through raw log files to find the errors or debug logs you're looking for. Forget about SSH'ing onto the production server just to read the logs. Log Viewer helps you quickly and clearly see individual log entries, to search, filter, and make sense of your Laravel logs fast. It is free and easy to install. -
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Arianne RPG
Arianne is an engine to develop multiplayer online games like Stendhal
Arianne is a multiplayer online engine to develop turn based and real time games, providing a simple way of creating the game server rules and clients like our MORPG Stendhal. Our engine Marauroa uses Java and SQL for hosting hundreds of players on a solo host. Stendhal is a fun friendly and free multiplayer online adventure game with a huge and rich world. With hundreds of NPCs and different quests, features like the Travel log and achievement system keep track of progress. Thousands of creatures are ready to fight, above and below ground, and as players level up they can compare themselves on a detailed stats website. The engine Marauroa provides a simple way of creating games on a portable and robust server architecture. Marauroa manages the client server communication and provides an object orientated view of the world for game developers. It handles database access in a transparent way to store player accounts, character progress and the state of the world -
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GraphQL Lighthouse
A framework for serving GraphQL from Laravel
A framework for serving GraphQL from Laravel. Use the GraphQL Schema Definition Language to describe your data and add functionality through server-side directives. Build a GraphQL server on top of an existing Laravel application. Maximize code reuse and work with concepts you already know. Lighthouse leverages your existing models and creates optimized database queries out of the box. Define your schema without any boilerplate by using the GraphQL Schema Definition Language. In a GraphQL query, the client can get all the data they need - and no more - all in a single request. A GraphQL server can tell clients about its schema, so they will always know exactly what they will get. Updating between minor versions will not require changes to PHP code or the GraphQL schema and cause no breaking behavioural changes for consumers of the GraphQL API. -
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PHPUnit
The PHP Unit Testing framework
PHPUnit is a programmer-oriented testing framework for PHP. It is an instance of the xUnit architecture for unit testing frameworks. -
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Filament Laravel
A collection of beautiful full-stack components for Laravel
Filament is a collection of full-stack components for accelerated Laravel development. They are beautifully designed, intuitive to use, and fully extensible - the perfect starting point for your next Laravel app. The Panel Builder is the foundation of Filament. Combining all the packages together, it lets you quickly build Laravel admin panels, customer-facing apps, Software-as-a-Service platforms, and more. Filament makes custom CRUD-driven interfaces feel like a breeze to build and deploy. Rendering interactive forms in a Livewire component has never been easier than with our Form Builder. Easily build stunning forms with over 25 components out of the box. It's also fully extensible, so you can add your own custom fields and actions. As well as the Panel Builder, it is seamlessly integrated into action modals and is used by the Table Builder to filter rows. -
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Yii 2
The Fast, Secure and Professional PHP Framework
Yii is a fast, secure, and efficient PHP framework. Flexible yet pragmatic. Works right out of the box. Has reasonable defaults. Yii gives you the maximum functionality by adding the least possible overhead. Sane defaults and built-in tools helps you write solid and secure code. Write more code in less time with simple, yet powerful APIs and code generation. It is fast, secure and efficient and works right out of the box pre-configured with reasonable defaults. The framework is easy to adjust to meet your needs, because Yii has been designed to be flexible. A Definitive Guide and a Class Reference cover every detail of the framework. There is a PDF version of the Definitive Guide and a Definitive Guide Mirror which is updated every 15 minutes. For Yii 1.1 users, there is Upgrading from Yii 1.1 to get an idea of what has changed in 2.0. -
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Laravel AdminLTE
Easy AdminLTE integration with Laravel
This package provides an easy way to quickly set up AdminLTE v3 with Laravel (7 or higher). It has no other requirements and dependencies besides Laravel, so you can start building your admin panel immediately. The package provides a blade template that you can extend and an advanced menu configuration system. Also, and optionally, the package offers a set of AdminLTE styled authentication views that you can use in replacement of the ones that are provided by the legacy Laravel/UI authentication scaffolding. -
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Livewire Alert
SweetAlert2 wrapper for Livewire
Livewire Alert is a simple alert utility package designed to seamlessly integrate with your Livewire components. Under the hood, it utilizes SweetAlert2, offering you the functionality of SweetAlert2 without the need for any custom Javascript. -
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FreeScout
Free self-hosted help desk & shared mailbox
FreeScout is a super lightweight and powerful free open source help desk and shared inbox written in PHP (Laravel framework). It is a self-hosted clone of HelpScout. Now you can enjoy free Zendesk & Help Scout without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control. FreeScout is the perfect help desk solution for those who need to provide professional customer support, but who can not afford to pay for Zendesk or Help Scout. FreeScout is a pure open source PHP/MySQL application, so it can be easily deployed even on shared hosting. -
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Laravel Restify
The fastest way to make a powerful JSON:API compatible Rest API
Laravel Restify is an extraordinary tool inspired by Laravel Nova for building a robust and modern API. If you already have an application built with Laravel Nova, you can transfer your data to Laravel Restify by using basically the same resource class content. If you don't have an application written with Nova, you can start with Laravel Restify from scratch and get a powerful API in a few minutes. -
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PEST
Pest is an elegant PHP Testing Framework with a focus on simplicity
Pest is a Testing Framework with a focus on simplicity. It was carefully crafted to bring the joy of testing to PHP. Pest gives you the most beautiful test reporting in the world, straight from the console! Also, the readable errors and stack traces make debugging lightning fast. Pest makes testing a breeze. Tests are easy to read and understand. Also, it's powered by PHPUnit, just run your current PHPUnit test suite with Pest and it will just work. You won't have to change a thing. Pest is framework agnostic and it can be used in any PHP project. This project contains several Laravel examples just because the author has a close relationship with the Laravel community. Pest is a progressive testing framework! You can have both PHPUnit test classes and Pest test files in the same test suite. Also, you can reuse your Test Case classes in Pest test files. To make your life easier. Pest is a testing framework built for humans — it's simple, minimal, and elegant. -
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ThinkPHP 6.1
ThinkPHP Framework
ThinkPHPIt is an open source free, fast and simple target-oriented lightweight PHP development framework, which was born to agile WEB application development and simplify enterprise application development. Follow at the same timeApache2The release of the open source license agreement means that you can use ThinkPHP for free, and even allow the release/sale of your application open source or commercial products based on ThinkPHP development.ThinkPHPThe trademark holder is Shanghai Top Want Information Technology Co., Ltd. For sixteen years, we have insisted on improvement and iterative renewal, with a leading market occupancy rate and good user reputation in China. I believe it is your trusted PHP framework. ThinkPHPNavigation as an official unified resource and promotion entrance is designed to buildThinkPHPEcology and cooperation win-win, we will show the products or services of ecological and cooperative manufacturers in the navigation station. -
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Laravel Breadcrumbs
A simple Laravel-style way to create breadcrumbs
A simple Laravel-style way to create breadcrumbs. Breadcrumbs will usually correspond to actions or types of pages. For each breadcrumb, you specify a name, the breadcrumb title, and the URL to link it to. Since these are likely to change dynamically, you do this in a closure, and you pass any variables you need into the closure. -
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Laravel Cashier
Laravel Cashier provides an expressive, fluent interface to Stripe
Laravel Cashier provides an expressive, fluent interface to Stripe's subscription billing services. It handles almost all of the boilerplate subscription billing code you are dreading writing. In addition to basic subscription management, Cashier can handle coupons, swapping subscriptions, subscription "quantities", cancellation grace periods, and even generate invoice PDFs. -
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Laravel Jetstream
Tailwind scaffolding for the Laravel framework.
Laravel Jetstream is a beautifully designed application scaffolding for Laravel. Jetstream provides the perfect starting point for your next Laravel application and includes login, registration, email verification, two-factor authentication, session management, API support via Laravel Sanctum, and optional team management. Jetstream is designed using Tailwind CSS and offers your choice of Livewire or Inertia scaffolding.
