About APIne Framework
APIne is a simple to use modular MVC Framework ready for use as a RESTful API. It intends to be a general purpose framework and a RESTful service providing basic session management, authentication, routing, and database abstraction without including useless tools. APIne's focus is to let you work without imposing to relearn PHP.
You may per se, use APIne for solely for its routing system and its MVC approach then use your favorite PHP libraries for everything else.
APIne already implements a comprehensive session manager, a basic yet effective Entity manager, and, TWIG as its template manager — enough to boot any kind of project.
What is MVC?
MVC or Model-View-Controller is a architectural pattern mainly used for web applications. It separates the way data is managed from its output representation, and the way input are captured and the commands to models and views. In PHP, this pattern solves the problem of getting a good structure to work on.
On APIne Framework, Model represents the way data are managed, View is the output representation, and Controller commands both the Model and the View.
Requirements
- PHP 5.6 or greater;
- MySQL 5.6 or MariaDB 10.1 or greater;
- Apache 2.4 with mod_rewrite.
Quick Start
Installing APIne is rather easy. The best way to install is through its Composer package.
Use the following command :
composer require apinephp/legacy-frameworkNext, create a new database for APIne if you don't already have one yet, then execute the assistant in a web browser (http://[domain_name_of_your_project]/vendor/apinephp/legacy-framework/install.php) and follow the instruction on screen.