From 17744cac2887e96f82708b12fefb3b8bf365aaf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jamie Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:43:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add list of library categories, reorganised categories and added brief description. --- awesome-php.md | 138 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 115 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/awesome-php.md b/awesome-php.md index 2cb4f4f..d1c4bf2 100644 --- a/awesome-php.md +++ b/awesome-php.md @@ -2,12 +2,59 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. +## Categories + +* Composer +* Composer Related +* Frameworks +* Framework Components +* Micro Frameworks +* Templating +* HTTP +* URL +* Email +* File +* Streams +* Dependency Injection +* Imagery +* Testing +* Documentation +* Security +* Code Analysis +* Build Tools +* Asset Management +* Geolocation +* Date and Time +* Event +* Logging +* E-commerce +* PDF +* ORM and Datamapping +* NoSQL +* Queue +* Search +* Command Line +* Authentication +* Markup +* Text and Numbers +* Filtering and Validation +* REST and API +* Caching +* Data Structure and Storage +* Notifications +* Third Party APIs +* Miscellaneous +* Development Software +* Web Tools + ## Composer +*Libraries for package and dependency management.* * [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/)/[Packagist](http://packagist.org/) - A package and dependency manager. * [Composer Installers](https://github.com/composer/installers) - A multi framework Composer library installer. ## Composer Related +*Libraries related to Composer.* * [Satis](https://github.com/composer/satis) - A static Composer repository generator. * [Composition](https://github.com/bamarni/composition) - A library to check your Composer environment at runtime. @@ -17,6 +64,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Patch Installer](https://github.com/goatherd/patch-installer) - A library to install patches using Composer. ## Frameworks +*Popular PHP frameworks.* * [Symfony2](http://symfony.com/) - A framework comprised of individual components. * [Knp RAD Bundle](http://rad.knplabs.com/) - A Rapid Application Development (RAD) bundle for Symfony 2. @@ -26,12 +74,14 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Aura PHP](http://auraphp.com/) - A framework of independent components. ## Framework Components +*PHP framework components.* * [Symfony2 Components](http://symfony.com/doc/master/components/index.html) - The components that make Symfony2. * [Zend Framework 2 Components](https://packages.zendframework.com/) - The components that make ZF2. * [Aura Components](http://auraphp.github.com/) - A package of PHP 5.4 components. ## Micro Frameworks +*Micro frameworks and routers.* * [Silex](http://silex.sensiolabs.org/) - A micro framework built around Symfony2 components. * [Silex Skeleton](https://github.com/fabpot/Silex-Skeleton) - A skeleton for Silex. @@ -44,6 +94,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Klein](https://github.com/chriso/klein.php) - A fast routing library. ## Templating +*Libraries and tools for templating and lexing* * [Twig](http://twig.sensiolabs.org/) - A comprehensive templating language. * [Twig Cache Extension](https://github.com/asm89/twig-cache-extension) - A template fragment cache library for Twig. @@ -53,6 +104,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Lex](https://github.com/pyrocms/lex) - A lightweight template parser. ## HTTP +*Libraries for working with HTTP and scraping websites.* * [Guzzle](http://guzzlephp.org/) - A HTTP client. * [Buzz](https://github.com/kriswallsmith/Buzz) - Another HTTP client. @@ -61,11 +113,13 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [PHP VCR](http://php-vcr.github.io/) - A library for recording and replaying HTTP requests. ## URL +*Libraries for parsing URLs.* * [Purl](https://github.com/jwage/purl) - A URL manipulation library. * [PHP Domain Parser](https://github.com/jeremykendall/php-domain-parser) - A domain suffix parser library. ## Email +*Libraries for sending and parsing email.* * [SwiftMailer](http://swiftmailer.org/) - A mailer solution. * [PHPMailer](https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer) - Another mailer solution. @@ -74,6 +128,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Stampie](https://github.com/henrikbjorn/Stampie) - A library for email services such as [SendGrid](http://sendgrid.com), [PostMark](http://postmarkapp.com) and [MailGun](http://www.mailgun.com). ## File +*Libraries for file manipulation and MIME type detection.* * [Gaufrette](https://github.com/KnpLabs/Gaufrette) - A filesystem abstraction layer. * [Canal](https://github.com/dflydev/dflydev-canal) - A library to determine internet media types. @@ -85,11 +140,12 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [PHP FFmpeg](https://github.com/alchemy-fr/PHP-FFmpeg/) - A wrapper for the [FFmpeg](http://www.ffmpeg.org/) video library. ## Streams +*Libraries for working with streams.* -* [S3 Stream Wrapper](https://github.com/gwkunze/S3StreamWrapper) - A stream wrapper library for Amazon S3. * [Streamer](https://github.com/fzaninotto/Streamer) - A simple object-orientated stream wrapper library. ## Dependency Injection +*Libraries that implement the dependency injection design pattern.* * [Pimple](http://pimple.sensiolabs.org/) - A tiny dependency injection container. * [Auryn](https://github.com/rdlowrey/Auryn) - Another dependency injection container. @@ -98,6 +154,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Acclimate](https://github.com/jeremeamia/acclimate) - A common interface to dependency injection containers and service locators. ## Imagery +*Libraries for manipulating images.* * [Imagine](http://imagine.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html) - An image manipulation library. * [PHP Image Workshop](https://github.com/Sybio/ImageWorkshop) - Another image manipulation library. @@ -106,6 +163,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [GIF Creator](https://github.com/Sybio/GifCreator) - A library to create GIF animations from multiple images. ## Testing +*Libraries for testing codebases and generating test data.* * [PHPUnit](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit) - A unit testing framework. * [ParaTest](https://github.com/brianium/paratest) - A parallel testing library for PHPUnit. @@ -123,13 +181,18 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Mink](http://mink.behat.org/) - Web acceptance testing. * [HTTP Mock](https://github.com/InterNations/http-mock) - A library for mocking HTTP requests in unit tests. * [VFS Stream](https://github.com/mikey179/vfsStream) - A virtual filesystem stream wrapper for testing. +* [Locust](http://locust.io/) - A modern load test library written in Python. +* [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/) - A continuous integration platform. + ## Documentation +*Libraries for generating project documentation.* * [Sami](https://github.com/fabpot/Sami) - An API documentation generator. * [PHP Documentor 2](https://github.com/phpDocumentor/phpDocumentor2) - Another documentation generator. ## Security +*Libraries for generating secure random numbers, encrypting data and scanning for vulnerabilities.* * [HTML Purifier](https://github.com/ezyang/htmlpurifier) - A standards compliant HTML filter. * [RandomLib](https://github.com/ircmaxell/RandomLib) - A library for generating random numbers and strings. @@ -144,10 +207,16 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [PHP IDS](https://github.com/PHPIDS/PHPIDS) - A structured PHP security layer. * [PHP SSH](https://github.com/Herzult/php-ssh) - An experimental object orientated SSH wrapper library. * [IniScan](https://github.com/psecio/iniscan) - A tool that scans PHP INI files for security. +* [SensioLabs Security Check](https://security.sensiolabs.org/) - A web tool to check your Composer dependecies for security advisories. +* [Scrutinizer](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/) - A web tool to scrutinise PHP code. +* [Zed](https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Zed_Attack_Proxy_Project) - An integrated penetration testing tool for web applications. ## Code Analysis +*Libraries and tools for analysing, parsing and manipulation codebases.* * [PHP Parser](https://github.com/nikic/PHP-Parser) - A PHP parser written in PHP. +* [PHPPHP](https://github.com/ircmaxell/PHPPHP) - A PHP VM implementation in PHP. +* [PHPSandbox](https://github.com/fieryprophet/php-sandbox) - A PHP sandbox environment. * [Dissect](https://github.com/jakubledl/dissect) - A set of tools for lexical and syntactical analysis. * [PHP Mess Detector](http://phpmd.org/) - A library that scans code for bugs, sub-optimal code, unused parameters and more. * [PHP Code Sniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer) - A library that detects PHP, CSS and JS coding standard violations. @@ -163,6 +232,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [PHP Debug Bar](http://phpdebugbar.com/) - A debugging toolbar. ## Build Tools +*Project build and automation tools.* * [Go](https://github.com/herrera-io/php-go) - A simple PHP build tool. * [Bob](https://github.com/CHH/bob) - A simple project automation tool. @@ -170,6 +240,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Box](https://github.com/kherge/Box) - A utility to build PHAR files. ## Asset Management +*Tools for managing, compressing and minifying website assets.* * [Assetic](https://github.com/kriswallsmith/assetic) - An asset manager pipeline library. * [Pipe](https://github.com/CHH/pipe) - Another asset manager pipeline library. @@ -177,6 +248,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [JShrink](https://github.com/tedivm/JShrink) - A JavaScript minifier library. ## Geolocation +*Libraries for geocoding addresses and working with latitudes and longitudes.* * [GeoCoder](http://geocoder-php.org/) - A geocoding library. * [GeoTools](https://github.com/toin0u/Geotools) - A library of geo-related tools. @@ -184,12 +256,14 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [GeoJSON](https://github.com/jmikola/geojson) - A GeoJSON implementation. ## Date and Time +*Libraries for working with dates and times.* * [Carbon](https://github.com/briannesbitt/Carbon) - A simple DateTime API extension. * [ExpressiveDate](https://github.com/jasonlewis/expressive-date) - Another DateTime API extension. * [CalendR](http://yohan.giarel.li/CalendR) - A calendar management library. ## Event +*Libraries that are event-driven or implement non-blocking event loops.* * [React](https://github.com/reactphp/react) - An event driven non-blocking I/O library. * [Rx.PHP](https://github.com/asm89/Rx.PHP) - A reactive extension library. @@ -200,10 +274,12 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [FuelPHP Event](https://github.com/fuelphp/event) - Another event dispatcher library. ## Logging +*Libraries for generating and working with log files.* * [Monolog](https://github.com/Seldaek/monolog) - A comprehensive logger. -## Payment and E-commerce +## E-commerce +*Libraries and applications for taking payments and building online e-commerce stores.* * [OmniPay](https://github.com/adrianmacneil/omnipay) - A framework agnostic multi-gateway payment processing library. * [Payum](https://github.com/payum/payum) - A payment abstraction library. @@ -212,11 +288,13 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Money](https://github.com/bussnet/money) - A PHP implementation of Fowler's money pattern. ## PDF +*Libraries and software for working with PDF files.* * [Snappy](https://github.com/KnpLabs/snappy) - A PDF and image generation library. * [WKHTMLToPDF](https://github.com/antialize/wkhtmltopdf) - A tool to convert HTML to PDF. ## ORM and Datamapping +*Libraries that implement object-relational mapping or datamapping techniques.* * [Doctrine](http://www.doctrine-project.org/) - A comprehensive DBAL and ORM. * [Doctrine Migrations](http://docs.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-migrations/en/latest/toc.html) - A migration library for Doctrine. @@ -234,24 +312,28 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Entities](https://github.com/kherge/Entities) - A Doctrine ORM service provider for Silex. ## NoSQL +*Libraries for working with "NoSQL" backends.* * [MongoQB](https://github.com/alexbilbie/MongoQB) - A MongoDB query builder library. * [Monga](https://github.com/FrenkyNet/Monga) - A MongoDB abstraction library. * [Predis](https://github.com/nrk/predis) - A feature complete Redis library. ## Queue +*Libraries for working with event and task queues.* * [Pheanstalk](https://github.com/pda/pheanstalk) - A Beanstalkd client library. * [PHP AMPQ](https://github.com/videlalvaro/php-amqplib) - An AMPQ library. * [Thumper](https://github.com/videlalvaro/Thumper) - A RabbitMQ pattern library. ## Search +*Libraries and software for indexing and performing search queries on data.* * [ElasticSearch PHP](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-php) - The official client library for [ElasticSearch](http://www.elasticsearch.org/). * [Elastica](https://github.com/ruflin/Elastica) - A client library for ElasticSearch. * [Solarium](http://www.solarium-project.org/) - A client library for [Solar](http://lucene.apache.org/solr/). ## Command Line +*Libraries for building command line utilities.* * [Boris](https://github.com/d11wtq/boris) - A tiny PHP REPL. * [PsySh](https://github.com/bobthecow/psysh) - Another PHP REPL. @@ -264,6 +346,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Hoa Console](https://github.com/hoaproject/Console) - Another command line library. ## Authentication +*Libraries for implementing authentications schemes.* * [Sentry](https://github.com/cartalyst/sentry) - A framework agnostic authentication & authorisation library. * [Sentry Social](http://docs.cartalyst.com/sentry-social-2/introduction) - A library for social network authentication. @@ -274,6 +357,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Hawk](https://github.com/dflydev/dflydev-hawk) - A Hawk HTTP authentication library. ## Markup +*Libraries for working with markup.* * [Decoda](http://milesj.me/code/php/decoda) - A lightweight markup parser library. * [PHP Markdown](https://github.com/michelf/php-markdown) - A markdown parser library. @@ -281,6 +365,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [HTML5 PHP](https://github.com/Masterminds/html5-php) - An HTML5 parser and serializer library. ## Text and Numbers +*Libraries for parsing and manipulating text and numbers.* * [ANSI to HTML5](https://github.com/sensiolabs/ansi-to-html) - An ANSI to HTML5 convertor library. * [Patchwork UTF-8](https://github.com/nicolas-grekas/Patchwork-UTF8) - A portable library for working with UTF-8 strings. @@ -296,6 +381,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [SQL Formatter](https://github.com/jdorn/sql-formatter/) - A library for formatting SQL statements. ## Filtering and Validation +*Libraries for filtering and validating data.* * [Filterus](https://github.com/ircmaxell/filterus) - A simple PHP filtering library. * [Respect Validate](https://github.com/Respect/Validation) - A simple validation library. @@ -304,6 +390,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [DMS Filter](https://github.com/rdohms/DMS-Filter) - An annotation filtering library. ## REST and API +*Libraries and web tools for developing REST-ful APIs.* * [Apigility](https://github.com/zfcampus/zf-apigility-skeleton) - An API builder built with Zend Framework 2. * [Hateoas](https://github.com/willdurand/Hateoas) - A HATEOAS REST web service library. @@ -311,11 +398,13 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Negotiation](https://github.com/willdurand/Negotiation) - A content negotiation library. ## Caching +*Libraries for caching data.* * [Cache](https://github.com/doctrine/cache) - A caching library (part of Doctrine). * [Stash](https://github.com/tedivm/Stash) - Another library for caching. ## Data Structure and Storage +*Libraries that implemented data structure or storage techniques.* * [Ardent](https://github.com/morrisonlevi/Ardent) - A library of data structures. * [PHP Collections](https://github.com/schmittjoh/php-collection) - A simple collections library. @@ -323,6 +412,7 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [PHP Object Storage](https://github.com/herrera-io/php-object-storage) - A library for object storage. ## Notifications +*Libraries for working with notification software.* * [Nod](https://github.com/filp/nod) - A notification library (e.g. Growl). * [Notificato](https://github.com/wrep/notificato) - A library for handling push notifications. @@ -330,7 +420,19 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [Bernard](https://github.com/henrikbjorn/Bernard) - A structured message library for queues. * [Notificator](https://github.com/namshi/notificator) - A lightweight notification library. + +## Third Party APIs +*Libraries for accessing third party APIs.* + +* [Amazon Web Service SDK](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php) - The official PHP AWS SDK library. +* [S3 Stream Wrapper](https://github.com/gwkunze/S3StreamWrapper) - A stream wrapper library for Amazon S3. +* [Stripe](https://github.com/stripe/stripe-php) - The official Stripe PHP library. +* [Campaign Monitor](http://campaignmonitor.github.com/createsend-php/) - The official Campaign Monitor PHP library. +* [Digital Ocean](https://github.com/toin0u/DigitalOcean) - A library to interface with the Digital Ocean API. +* [Github](https://github.com/dsyph3r/github-api3-php) - A library to interface with the Github API. + ## Miscellaneous +*Useful libraries or tools that don't fit in the categories above.* * [Spork](https://github.com/kriswallsmith/spork) - A process forking library. * [JSON Lint](https://github.com/Seldaek/jsonlint) - A JSON lint utility. @@ -370,16 +472,11 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [ClassPreloader](https://github.com/mtdowling/ClassPreloader) - A library for optimising autoloading. * [Lib Country](https://github.com/phine/lib-country) - A library for country and subdivision data. * [Lib Accessor](https://github.com/phine/lib-accessor) - A library for simplifying accessors. +* [PHPStack](http://dunkels.com/adam/phpstack/) - A TCP/IP stack proof of concept written in PHP. +* [Country List](https://github.com/umpirsky/country-list) - A list of all countries with names and ISO 3166-1 codes. -## Third Party APIs - -* [Amazon Web Service SDK](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php) - The official PHP AWS SDK library. -* [Stripe](https://github.com/stripe/stripe-php) - The official Stripe PHP library. -* [Campaign Monitor](http://campaignmonitor.github.com/createsend-php/) - The official Campaign Monitor PHP library. -* [Digital Ocean](https://github.com/toin0u/DigitalOcean) - A library to interface with the Digital Ocean API. -* [Github](https://github.com/dsyph3r/github-api3-php) - A library to interface with the Github API. - -## Utilities +## Development Software +*Software for creating a development environment.* * [HomeBrew](http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/) - A package manager for OSX. * [HomeBrew PHP](https://github.com/josegonzalez/homebrew-php) - A PHP tap for HomeBrew. @@ -395,21 +492,16 @@ A curated list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries, resources and shiny things. * [PHP Env](https://github.com/CHH/phpenv) - Another PHP version manager. * [PHP Switch](https://github.com/jubianchi/phpswitch) - Another version manager. * [PHP Build](https://github.com/CHH/php-build) - Another PHP version installer. -* [PHP Queue](https://github.com/CoderKungfu/php-queue) - An application for managing queueing backends. -* [PHPPHP](https://github.com/ircmaxell/PHPPHP) - A PHP VM implementation in PHP. -* [PHPSandbox](https://github.com/fieryprophet/php-sandbox) - A PHP sandbox environment. -* [PHPStack](http://dunkels.com/adam/phpstack/) - A TCP/IP stack proof of concept written in PHP. -* [SensioLabs Security Check](https://security.sensiolabs.org/) - A web tool to check your Composer dependecies for security advisories. -* [Scrutinizer](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/) - A web tool to scrutinise PHP code. -* [Zed](https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Zed_Attack_Proxy_Project) - An integrated penetration testing tool for web applications. * [CodeKit](http://incident57.com/codekit/) - A general web development tool. -* [DBV](http://dbv.vizuina.com/) - A database version control application. -* [Backup](https://github.com/meskyanichi/backup) - A server backup tool written in Ruby. * [HTTPie](https://github.com/jkbr/httpie) - A command line alternative to cURL written in Python. -* [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/) - A continuous integration platform. -* [Locust](http://locust.io/) - A modern load test library written in Python. +* [Backup](https://github.com/meskyanichi/backup) - A server backup tool written in Ruby. + +## Web Tools +*Web-based tools.* + * [3V4L](http://3v4l.org/) - An online PHP shell. -* [Country List](https://github.com/umpirsky/country-list) - A list of all countries with names and ISO 3166-1 codes. +* [DBV](http://dbv.vizuina.com/) - A database version control application. +* [PHP Queue](https://github.com/CoderKungfu/php-queue) - An application for managing queueing backends. # Resources