michel/michel-core

The super-lightweight, versatile, and modern PHP engine. No bloat, no YAML, no XML. Just clean, raw PHP power!

dev-main 2026-07-09 14:30 UTC

Requires

• php: >=8.2
• ext-json: *
• ext-mbstring: *
• michel/console: ^1.0
• michel/dotenv: ^1.0
• michel/michel-package-starter: ^1.0
• michel/options-resolver: ^1.0
• michel/psr14-event-dispatcher: ^1.0
• michel/pure-plate: ^2.0@alpha
• michel/router: ^1.0
• michel/session: ^1.0
• michel/vardumper: ^1.0
• psr/container: ^1.0|^2.0
• psr/event-dispatcher: ^1.0
• psr/http-factory: ^1.0
• psr/http-message: ~1.0|^2.0
• psr/http-server-handler: ^1.0
• psr/http-server-middleware: ^1.0
• psr/log: ^1.1|^2.0

Requires (Dev)

• michel/unitester: ^1.0.0

MPL-2.0

• Michel.F

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-07-09 14:31 UTC

README

The super-lightweight, versatile, and modern PHP engine. No bloat, no YAML, no XML. Just clean, raw PHP power!

🤔 Why Michel PHP?

Modern frameworks are awesome, but they often come with heavy overhead and complex configuration layers. Michel PHP takes a different path:

1. Raw Speed: No config parsing (YAML/XML) on every request. Everything is written in pure PHP, making boot time lightning fast.
2. Modular Architecture: Swap out the router, template engine, or DI container by changing a single closure. It's built entirely on PSR interfaces.
3. KISS Principle: Minimalist, clean, and immediately readable code. No black magic under the hood.

🌟 Core Features

• ⚡ Fully PSR-Compliant: Built on top of PSR-7 (HTTP), PSR-11 (DI Container), PSR-14 (Events), PSR-15 (Middleware), and PSR-3 (Logging).
• 🛠️ Developer-Centric: Automatic route discovery, CLI command scanner, and an interactive project initializer.
• 🔒 Secure out-of-the-box: Easy maintenance mode toggling, HTTPS redirection, and IP restriction middlewares.
• 🎨 Minimal & KISS: Designed to get out of your way. Only use the components you actually need.

🚀 Quickstart in 1-2-3

1. Grab the Package

composer require michel/michel-core

2. Boot the Kernel (public/index.php)

<?php
require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';

$kernel = new App\Kernel();
$response = $kernel->handle(create_request());
send_http_response($response);

3. Initialize your project wizard

php bin/michel project:init

🛠️ The Global Helpers Playground

We expose simple global helpers to make coding enjoyable again:

// 📦 Grab services from the Container
$db = container()->get(Database::class);

// 🌐 Create quick HTTP responses
return response('<h1>Hello World!</h1>', 200);

// 🤖 Build JSON API responses in a snap
return json_response(['status' => 'success', 'data' => $users]);

// 🎨 Render templates instantly
return render('welcome.html.plate', ['username' => 'Michel']);

Made with ❤ in Paris. Happy coding!