FuelPHP is an
open-source
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web application framework written in
PHP
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which implements the
HMVC pattern.
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]
History
The FuelPHP project commenced in October 2010, with its major contributors bein
Harro VertonJelmer SchreuderDan HorriganPhilip Sturgeon
an
Frank de Jonge
In November 2013, Steve West joined the development team.
Philip Sturgeon and Dan Horrigan had contributed to the CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter is an open-source software rapid development web framework, for use in building dynamic web sites with PHP.
Popularity
CodeIgniter is loosely based on the popular model–view–controller (MVC) development pattern. While controller c ...
framework
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Framework may refer to:
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* Application framework, used to implement the structure of an application for an op ...
.
The first version of FuelPHP (FuelPHP 1.0) was developed under the GitHub
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repository name
Fuel
Another GitHub repository name
FuelPHP
was created for the development of the second version (FuelPHP 2.0).
Major releases
Project guidelines
The project guidelines are:
* Building a framework
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Framework may refer to:
Computing
* Application framework, used to implement the structure of an application for an op ...
based on the best ideas from other frameworks.[
]
* The framework must provide powerful functionalities, it must be easy to work with and it should have a lightweight codebase.[
]
Architecture overview
* FuelPHP is written in PHP
PHP is a general-purpose scripting language geared toward web development. It was originally created by Danish-Canadian programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1993 and released in 1995. The PHP reference implementation is now produced by The PHP Group ...
5.3 and requires at least 5.3.3 for V1.x.[
][
]
* Cascading File System (inspired b
Kohana
framework
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Framework may refer to:
Computing
* Application framework, used to implement the structure of an application for an op ...
): a directory structure partially based on namespaces
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Namespaces ...
used by classes.Modularity
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: applications can be divided up into modules.
* Extensibility
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: additional functionalities can be added to the framework throug
packages
Features overview
* A URL routing systemTemplate
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Tools
* Die (manufacturing), used to cut or shape material
* Mold, in a molding process
* Stencil, a pattern or overlay used in graphic arts (drawing, painting, etc.) and sewing to replicate letters, shapes or designs
Co ...
parsing
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: Stags (a specific FuelPHP template engine) and Mustache template engines are included; drivers for Markdown, Smarty, Twig
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The buds on the twig are an important diagnostic characteristic, as are the abscission scars where the leaves have fallen away. The color, texture, and patterning of the twig bark are ...
, Haml
Jade
an
Dwoo
template engines
* Form and data validation featuresObject Relational Mapper
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** Abstract object, Object (abstract), an object which does not exist at any particular time or place
** Physical object, an identifiable collection of matt ...
(ORM)
Auth package
provides a set of components with which authentication and authorization application functionalities can be built
Sentry
is another authentication and authorisation package for FuelPHP.
* A caching
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system
Tools
* Profiling and debugging
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Debugging tactics can involve in ...
PHP Quick Profiler
integration
* Database
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migrations tool (inspired by the popular Ruby on Rails
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framework
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Framework may refer to:
Computing
* Application framework, used to implement the structure of an application for an op ...
)Ruby on Rails
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framework
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Framework may refer to:
Computing
* Application framework, used to implement the structure of an application for an op ...
Oil package
Oil package
Roadmap
For the new version (V2) currently under development, some very significant changes are planned:
* It will be fully installable using Composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
* It will require PHP
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5.4+
* The framework core will be split up in different Composer
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packages, most framework independent
* Fuel applications will be independent packages as well, Composer
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installable
* The framework will support multiple applications in a single installation
* "Oil" will become a separate application, with command line, terminal
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* Terminal (electronics), a device for joining electrical circuits together
* Terminal (telecommunication), a device communicating over a line
* Computer terminal, a set of primary input and output devic ...
and HTML
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support
* "Oil" will contain a generic admin backend for your applications
* Complete platform independent DBAL, including a schema manager[
]
* Completely unit tested, with 100% code coverage
* Fully object oriented, no static code in the core anymore
Some of the features of the V1 release will be made available as separate V2 packages, for others a compatibility package will be created. It will minimise the impact when an existing application has to be migrated.
References
External links
*
FuelPHP DocumentationFuelPHP BlogFuelPHP ForumFuelPHP V1 source codeFuelPHP V2 source code
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