flightphp/core

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2884 stars · 417 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Flight is a fast, extensible micro-framework for PHP with zero dependencies, designed for quickly building RESTful web applications and APIs. It offers a small, predictable API surface, optional skeleton app, and tooling that works well with AI coding assistants.

Use cases

• build a restful api in php
• lightweight php micro-framework for small web apps
• fast php framework for prototypes
• create a simple json api endpoint
• learn php web development without heavy boilerplate
• php framework with zero dependencies
• scaffold a php project with ai coding assistants

When to choose

• you need a fast, minimal PHP framework for microservices or small-to-medium APIs
• you want zero dependencies and a small attack surface
• you're a beginner or want a framework that scales from prototype to full app
• you want AI-assistant-friendly project structure via the official skeleton

When to avoid

• you need a batteries-included ecosystem like Laravel or Symfony with built-in ORM, queues, and auth
• you're building a large enterprise app requiring extensive built-in tooling
• you need PSR interfaces in the core

Facets

framework · maturity active

web-framework routing middleware api-framework http-server web-development backend apis php cli micro-framework restful-api zero-dependencies php-framework ai-friendly web-server

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