Table of Contents

• API

  • Laminas API Tool Skeleton - An API builder built with the Laminas Framework.
  • HAL - A Hypertext Application Language (HAL) builder library.
  • Hateoas - A HATEOAS REST web service library.
  • Negotiation - A content negotiation library.
  • Restler - A lightweight framework to expose PHP methods as RESTful web API.
  • PackageGenerator - Package Generator generates a PHP SDK from any WSDL.
  • Jane - An OpenApi client generator with validation support.
  • API Platform - Expose in minutes a hypermedia REST API that embraces JSON-LD, Hydra format.

• Architectural

  • Design Patterns PHP - A repository of software patterns implemented in PHP.
  • Functional PHP - A functional programming library.
  • Iter - A library that provides iteration primitives using generators.
  • IterTools PHP - A library that provides functionality for working with iterable entities (similar to itertools library in Python).
  • Pipeline - A pipeline pattern implementation.
  • Porter - Data import abstraction library for consuming Web APIs and other data sources.
  • RulerZ - A powerful rule engine and implementation of the Specification pattern.
  • Finite - A simple PHP finite state machine.

• Asset Management

  • JShrink - A JavaScript minifier library.
  • Laravel Mix - An elegant wrapper around Webpack for the 80% use case.
  • Symfony Asset - Manages URL generation and versioning of web assets.
  • Symfony Encore - A simple but powerful API for processing and compiling assets built around Webpack.

• Authentication and Authorization

  • OAuth2 Server - An OAuth2 authentication server, resource server and client library.
  • Aura.Auth - Provides authentication functionality and session tracking using various adapters.
  • SocialConnect Auth - An open source social sign (OAuth1\OAuth2\OpenID\OpenIDConnect).
  • Json Web Token - Json Tokens to authenticate and transmit information.
  • OAuth 1.0 Client - An OAuth 1.0 client library.
  • OAuth 2.0 Client - An OAuth 2.0 client library.
  • OAuth2 Server - Another OAuth2 server implementation.
  • Paseto - Platform-Agnostic Security Tokens.
  • PHP oAuthLib - Another OAuth library.
  • TwitterOAuth - A Twitter OAuth library.

• Build Tools

  • Phing - A PHP project build system inspired by Apache Ant.
  • Box - A utility to build PHAR files.
  • RMT - A library for versioning and releasing software.
  • PHPacker - A PHAR builder that compiles PHP apps to standalone executables.

• Caching and Locking

  • APIx Cache - A thin PSR-6 cache wrapper to various caching backends emphasizing cache tagging and indexing.
  • CacheTool - A tool to clear APC/opcode caches from the command line.
  • CakePHP Cache - A caching library.
  • Doctrine Cache - A caching library.
  • Metaphore - Cache slam defense using a semaphore to prevent dogpile effect.
  • Stash - Another library for caching.
  • Laminas Cache - Another caching library.
  • Lock - A lock library to provide exclusive execution.

• Code Analysis

  • Scrutinizer - A web tool to [scrutinise PHP code](https://github.com/scrutinizer-ci/php-analyzer).
  • PHP AST Viewer - A tool for viewing the Abstract Syntax Tree of PHP code.
  • Better Reflection - An AST-based reflection library that allows analysis and manipulation of code.
  • Editorconfig-Checker - A command line utility which verifies that your files implement your `.editorconfig` rules.
  • GrumPHP - A PHP code-quality tool.
  • PHP Magic Number Detector - A library that detects magic numbers in code.
  • PHP Parser - A PHP parser written in PHP.
  • PHP Semantic Versioning Checker - A command line utility that compares two source sets and determines the appropriate semantic versioning to apply.
  • Phpactor - PHP completion, refactoring and introspection tool.
  • PHPQA - A tool for running QA tools (phploc, phpcpd, phpcs, pdepend, phpmd, phpmetrics).
  • Rector - A tool to upgrade and refactor code.
  • UBench - A simple micro-benchmark library.
  • Code Climate - An automated code review.
  • Bladestan - A PHPStan extension for static analysis of Blade templates.

• Code Quality

  • PHP CS Fixer - A coding standards fixer library.
  • PHP Mess Detector - A library that scans code for bugs, sub-optimal code, unused parameters and more.
  • PHPCheckstyle - A tool to help adhere to certain coding conventions.
  • Laravel Pint - A coding standards fixer library for Laravel.
  • PHP CodeSniffer - A library that detects and can auto-fix PHP, CSS and JS coding standard violations.
  • PHP CS Fixer Configurator - A web application to help configure PHP CS Fixer rule sets.
  • CaptainHook - An easy-to-use and flexible Git hook library.

• Command Line

  • Aura.Cli - Provides the equivalent of request ( Context ) and response ( Stdio ) objects for the command line interface, including Getopt support, and an independent Help object for describing commands.
  • CLI Menu - A library for building CLI menus.
  • CLIFramework - A command-line framework that supports zsh/bash completion generation, subcommands and option constraints. It also powers phpbrew.
  • CLImate - A library for outputting colors and special formatting.
  • Commando - Another simple command line opt parser.
  • Cron Expression - A library to calculate cron run dates.
  • GetOpt - A command line opt parser.
  • GetOptionKit - Another command line opt parser.
  • PsySH - Another PHP REPL.
  • ShellWrap - A simple command line wrapper library.

• Components

  • Aura - Independent components, fully decoupled from each other and from any framework.
  • CakePHP Plugins - A directory of CakePHP plugins.
  • 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.
  • Laminas Components - The components that make the Laminas Framework.
  • Symfony Packages - Decoupled libraries for PHP applications.

• Composer Repositories

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

• Configuration

  • PHP Dotenv - Parse and load environment variables from `.env` files.
  • Symfony Dotenv - Parse and load environment variables from `.env` files.
  • Toml - A TOML parser and encoder with AST access and error recovery.

• Content Management Systems (CMS)

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

• Continuous Integration

  • GitLab CI - A continuous integration platform.
  • Jenkins - A continuous integration platform with [PHP support](https://www.jenkins.io/solutions/php/).
  • Setup PHP - A GitHub Action for PHP.
  • SemaphoreCI - A continuous integration platform for open-source and private projects.
  • CircleCI - A continuous integration platform.
  • Travis CI - A continuous integration platform.

• Database

  • Doctrine - A comprehensive DBAL and ORM.
  • RedBean - A lightweight, configuration-less ORM.
  • Atlas.Orm - A data mapper implementation for your persistence model in PHP.
  • Aura.Sql - Provides an extension to the native PDO along with a profiler and connection locator.
  • Aura.SqlQuery - Independent query builders for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Baum - A nested set implementation for Eloquent.
  • CakePHP ORM - Object-Relational Mapper, implemented using the DataMapper pattern.
  • Cycle ORM - PHP DataMapper, ORM.
  • Doctrine Extensions - A collection of Doctrine behavioural extensions.
  • Laravel Eloquent - A simple ORM.
  • ProxyManager - A set of utilities to generate proxy objects for data mappers.
  • Slimdump - An easy dumper tool for MySQL.
  • Spot2 - A MySQL datamapper ORM.

• Data Structure and Storage

  • CakePHP Collection - A simple collections library.
  • Fractal - A library for converting complex data structures to JSON output.
  • JsonMapper - A library that maps nested JSON structures onto PHP classes.
  • JSON Machine - Provides iteration over huge JSONs using simple `foreach`.
  • msgpack.php - A pure PHP implementation of the [MessagePack](https://msgpack.org/) serialization format.
  • Serializer - A library for serializing and de-serializing data.
  • YaLinqo - Yet Another LINQ to Objects for PHP.
  • Laminas Serializer - Another library for serialising and de-serialising data.

• Date and Time

  • Carbon - A simple DateTime API extension.
  • Chronos - A DateTime API extension supporting both mutable and immutable date/time.
  • Moment.php - Moment.js inspired PHP DateTime handler with i18n support.
  • Yasumi - A library to help you calculate the dates and names of holidays.
  • CalendR - A calendar management library.
  • Business Time - A Carbon extension for handling business hours and working days.
  • PHP RRule - A library for working with recurring dates and times based on the iCalendar RRule spec.

• Debugging and Profiling

  • APM - Monitoring extension collecting errors and statistics into SQLite/MySQL/StatsD.
  • Z-Ray - A debug and profile tool for Zend Server.
  • Barbushin PHP Console - Another web debugging console using Google Chrome.
  • Kint - A debugging and profiling tool.
  • Metrics - A simple metrics API library.
  • PCOV - A self-contained code coverage compatible driver.
  • PHP Console - A web debugging console.
  • PHPBench - A benchmarking framework.
  • PHPSpy - A low-overhead sampling profiler.
  • Symfony VarDumper - A variable dumper component.
  • Tracy - A simple error detection, logging and time measuring library.
  • Whoops - A pretty error-handling library.
  • xDebug - A debug and profile tool for PHP.
  • XHProf - A profiling tool originally developed by Facebook.
  • PHP Debug Bar - A debugging toolbar.
  • LaraDumps - A debugging tool for Laravel with a dedicated desktop application.
  • Trap - An extended variable dumper with a web interface and IDE plugin.

• Dependency Injection

  • PHP-DI - A dependency injection container that supports autowiring.
  • Aura.Di - A serializable dependency injection container with constructor and setter injection, interface and trait awareness, configuration inheritance, and much more.
  • Acclimate - A common interface to dependency injection containers and service locators.
  • Auryn - A recursive dependency injector.
  • Container - Another flexible dependency injection container.
  • Disco - A PSR-11 compatible, annotation-based dependency injection container.
  • Symfony DI - A dependency injection container component.
  • Pimple - A tiny dependency injection container.

• Dependency Management

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

• Dependency Management Extras

  • 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.
  • Satis - A static Composer repository generator.
  • Repman - A private PHP package repository manager and Packagist proxy.

• Deployment

  • Deployer - A deployment tool.
  • Envoy - A tool to run SSH tasks with PHP.

• Development Environment

  • Docker - A containerization platform.
  • Lando - Push-button development environments.
  • Laravel Homestead - A local development environment for Laravel.
  • DDEV - A local web development environment system for PHP.
  • Docker PHP Extension Installer - Easily install PHP extensions in Docker containers.
  • Docksal - Unified, Docker :whale: powered web development environments for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
  • Takeout - A Docker-based development-only dependency manager.
  • PHPMon - A macOS menu bar app for managing PHP installations (works with [Laravel Valet](https://laravel.com/docs/master/valet)).
  • Ansible - A radically simple orchestration framework.
  • Expose - An open-source PHP tunneling service.
  • Laravel Herd - A one click PHP development environment for macOS and Windows.
  • Puppet - A server automation framework and application.
  • Laradock - A full PHP development environment based on Docker.
  • Vagrant - A portable development environment utility.
  • Solo - A terminal application to manage processes for a Laravel application.

• Documentation

  • APIGen - Another API documentation generator.
  • daux.io - A documentation generator that uses Markdown files.
  • zircote/swagger-php - Generate OpenAPI documentation for your RESTful API.
  • phpDocumentor - A documentation generator.
  • Scramble - Automatically generates OpenAPI documentation from your code without annotations.