Quick Start

Last updated: June 29th 2026

Source Code

Simply PHP is open soruce. The source code of the framework is available at github, press download to download the frameworks source code.

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Installation

Step One

Simply PHP can be install using composer. If you dont have composer please follow this instruction:
NOTE: PROCEED to Step two if you already have composer installed.

Composer Downloadable installer:
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Step Two

Create a Simply-PHP project using composer. Open your terminal or cmd and type: (without $)

$ composer create-project reyjhon/simple-php MyProjectName

Step Three

Navigate to project folder DIR to start working

$ cd MyProjectName

Running your project

PHP-simple doesn't need a real web server to run when in development(experimental).

run this command to serve your project.

$ php cli serve

or define host and port:

$ php cli serve 127.0.0.1 port=8000

PROJECT DIRECTORY STRUCTURE

Below is the Simply-php directory structure

The app directory

  • Config: This is the folder where the application configuration is located. You can create your own.
  • Controllers: The Controllers DIR contains all your application controllers.
  • Helper: You can create your own class helper in this folder.
  • Model: All your application models must be place in here.Simple use Models to communicate with the database.
  • Views: Your Frontend is located here. All html, php files needed for presentation.

Project root Directory

  • app: Most of your application logic is here. Eg.Controllers, Models & Views.
  • database: put your sql files here.
  • public: The public DIR contains the index.php as the central entry point and front controller of the framework.
  • simply: Contains logs and cache of your application. This is generated when needed
  • vendor: Contains all your project dependencies.