MvcCore

PHP MVC framework to develop and pack projects (partialy or completely) into super fast single file apps and tools.

Installation

composer require mvccore/mvccore

Features

Clasic MVC web framework features

• any request types and HTML/AJAX responses
• automatic Controller/Action routing by query params or routes
• automatic url generating
• unlimited controllers and views structure
• views, sub views and layout views rendering and view helpers
• automatic model classes connecting into databases with \PDO
• system and custom configuration files
• session namespaces management
• custom debug tools and logging
• possibility to patch (replace) or extend MvcCore core classes
• request and response object customization
• no unnecessary code, everything spacial always as MvcCore extension

Packing/Building features

• partial or complete application packaging/building into single PHP file by Packager (mvccore/packager) library
  • you can include only file extensions you want
  • or include all files (binary or text, doesn't metter, everything is possible)
• packing to PHAR package (slower) or to PHP single file (faster)
  • application build into PHP package is very fast on FastCGI and OPcache extension enabled
  • packed application has constant execution times and it's generaly about 35% faster then development version also running on FastCGI/OPcache
• packing configuration features:
  • including/excluding folders by regular expressions
  • result code regexp and string replacements
  • PHTML templates minification
  • PHP scripts minification (@var doc comments possible to keep)
  • AUTOMATIC ORDER DETECTION for packed PHP scripts (PHP packing only)
  • posibility to wrap/keep mostly any original PHP filesystem function to load files from PHP package (PHP packing only)
  • developed app is possible to pack/build into single PHP file with Packager library - mvccore/packager):
  • possible result pack types:
    • PHAR file
      • standard PHAR package with whole devel directory content
    • PHP file
      • strict package mode
        • everything is contained in result index.php
        • only .htaccess or web.config are necessary to use mod_rewrite
      • preserve package mode
        • result index.php file contains PHP files, PHTML templates but no CSS/JS/fonts or images
        • all wrapped file system functions are looking inside package first, then they try to read data from HDD
        • currently used for packed app in result directory
      • preserve hdd mode
        • result index.php file contains PHP files, PHTML templates but no CSS/JS/fonts or images
        • all wrapped file system functions are looking on HDD first, then they try to read data from package inself
      • strict hdd mode
        • result index.php file contains only PHP files, but PHTML templates, all CSS/JS/fonts and images are on HDD
        • no PHP file system function is wrapped
• minifycation for PHP/HTML/CSS/JS by third party tools supported
• url rewrite with .htaccess or web.config still possible with packed application
• desktop and mobile website versions and languages versions by MvcCore Router extensions
• posibility to use any third party library or framework in Libs folder through MvcCore autoloader or by composer vendor package

Usage

• explore MvcCore examples:
  • Hello World (mvccore/example-helloworld)
  • Pig Latin Translator (mvccore/example-translator)
  • CD Collection (mvccore/example-cdcol)
  • begin with Hello World example and read the source code:
    • Hello world example has only 2 important controllers (Default.php and Base.php)
    • MvcCore framework has only 12 core classes (well documented comments, not everything used every time)
• than explore more complex MvcCore applications:
  • XML Documents (mvccore/app-xmldocs)
  • Questionnaires (mvccore/app-questionnaires)
• check out some of empty MvcCore project templates
  • Project - Basic
    • Website project not designed for full portable build/pack.
  • Project - Portable
    • Website project designed for full portable build/pack.
    • To develop new application - work in /development directory
    • To build single file application - use make.cmd and configure build proces in make-php.php or make-phar.php (see examples)
    • Test your builded application in /release directory