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A lightweight, modern PHP framework designed for rapid development. PlutoPHP leverages PHP 8's latest features like Attributes for clean, co-located routing, and comes with a reactive frontend component system, making it ideal for building admin panels, dashboards, and content-driven websites with speed and consistency.

Key Features

Attribute-Based Routing: Define your routes directly on your controller methods. No more separate route files!
MVC Architecture: A clean and organized structure based on the Model-View-Controller pattern.
Powerful CLI Tool: A built-in pluto command-line tool to generate controllers, models, views, and even full modules.
Database Migrations: Version control for your database schema.
Blade-like Template Engine: Use familiar syntax like @extends, @section, and @yield in your .phtml view files.
Simple ORM & Query Builder: An intuitive database layer for fluent query building.

Requirements

PHP 8.0 or higher (for Attribute support)
Composer
MySQL Database
A web server (Apache, Nginx, etc.)

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/PlutoSW/PlutoPHP.git
cd PlutoPHP

Configure your environment:
- Copy the example environment file: cp .env.example .env
- Open the .env file and update the DB_ variables with your database credentials.
Set up your web server:
- Point your web server's document root to the project's root directory where index.php is located.
- Ensure URL rewriting is enabled to direct all requests to index.php. The included .htaccess file does this for Apache.

Getting Started: The PlutoPHP Way

1. Routing with Attributes

In PlutoPHP, routes live where they belong: right above the controller method that handles them.

Create a controller using the CLI:

php pluto make:controller UserController

Now, open app/Controllers/UserController.php and define your routes.

<?php

namespace App\Controllers;

use Pluto\Controller;
use Pluto\Route; // The Route attribute class

class UserController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * This method handles GET requests to /users
     */
    #[Route('/users', 'GET')]
    public function index()
    {
        // Fetch users from a model
        // $users = User::all();
        return view('users.index', ['users' => []]);
    }

    /**
     * This method handles GET requests for a specific user, e.g., /user/123
     * The {id} parameter is automatically injected into the $id variable.
     * You can even type-hint parameters: {<int>id}, {<str>slug}
     */
    #[Route('/user/{<int>id}', 'GET')]
    public function show(int $id)
    {
        // Find user by ID
        // $user = User::find($id);
        return view('users.show', ['userId' => $id]);
    }
}

2. Views and Templating

Views are stored in app/Views and use .phtml files with a Blade-like syntax.

Create a view file:

php pluto make:view users.index

app/Views/users/index.phtml

@extends('app')

@section('title', 'All Users')

@section('content')
    <h1>User List</h1>
    <button>Create New User</button>
@endsection

A Deeper Look at the Template Engine

PlutoPHP's template engine provides a simple yet powerful way to build your UIs with reusable layouts and components.

1. Defining a Layout

A layout is a master view that other views can extend. It typically contains the <html>, <head>, and <body> tags, along with placeholders for content. The pluto make:view command can generate a default layout for you.

app/Views/app.phtml (Example Layout)

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>@yield('title', 'My PlutoPHP App')</title>
    {{-- This is where page-specific CSS will be injected --}}
    @stack('css')
</head>
<body>
    @include('partials.header')

    <main>
        {{-- The main content from child views will go here --}}
        @yield('content')
    </main>

    @include('partials.footer')

    {{-- This is where page-specific JavaScript will be injected --}}
    @stack('js')
</body>
</html>

2. Extending a Layout

You can use the @extends and @section directives in your view to use the layout.

app/Views/home.phtml

{{-- Extend the main application layout --}}
@extends('app')

{{-- Define the content for the 'title' section --}}
@section('title', 'Homepage')

{{-- Define the content for the 'content' section --}}
@section('content')
    <h1>Welcome to the Homepage!</h1>
    <p>This content will be placed in the `@yield('content')` section of the layout.</p>
@endsection

3. Pushing to Stacks (`@push` & `@stack`)

Stacks are useful for adding CSS or JavaScript from a child view to the layout's <head> or <body>.

app/Views/users/profile.phtml

@extends('app')

@section('title', 'User Profile')

@section('content')
    <h2>User Profile Page</h2>
    <div id="user-profile-component"></div>
@endsection

{{-- Push a specific script to the 'js' stack in the layout --}}
@push('js')
    <script src="/js/user-profile.js"></script>
@endpush

{{-- Push specific styles to the 'css' stack in the layout --}}
@push('css')
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/user-profile.css">
@endpush

4. Including Partials (`@include`)

The @include directive allows you to insert a view from within another view. This is great for reusable components like headers, footers, or sidebars.

app/Views/partials/header.phtml

<header>
    <nav>
        <a href="/">Home</a>
        <a href="/about">About</a>
        <a href="/contact">Contact</a>
    </nav>
</header>

This partial is included in the main layout using @include('partials.header').

Frontend: Reactive Web Components with Pluto.js

PlutoPHP is not just a backend framework; it includes Pluto.js, a minimal-footprint library for creating reactive, stateful Web Components. This allows you to build interactive UIs using custom HTML tags.

The core idea is to use custom HTML tags like <pluto-modal>, <pluto-tabs>, and <pluto-accordion> directly in your views. Pluto.js will automatically initialize them.

Example: Using the `<pluto-modal>` Component

Here’s how you can implement a modal dialog with just a few lines of HTML and JavaScript.

1. Add the HTML to your view:

Place the <pluto-modal> tag in your .phtml file. You can configure it using attributes like header. Use slots to inject content into the modal's body and footer.

app/Views/some-page.phtml

@extends('app')

@section('content')
    <h1>Modal Example</h1>

    <button id="open-modal-btn">Open Modal</button>

    <pluto-modal id="my-modal" header="My First Modal">
        {{-- This content goes into the default slot (the modal body) --}}
        <p>This is the content of the modal dialog.</p>

        {{-- This content goes into the 'footer' slot --}}
        <div slot="footer">
            <button id="close-modal-btn">Close</button>
            <button class="primary">Save Changes</button>
        </div>
    </pluto-modal>
@endsection

2. Control the Component with JavaScript:

You can control the component by calling its methods. Push your script to the js stack.

app/Views/some-page.phtml (continued)

@push('js')
<script>
    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
        const myModal = document.getElementById('my-modal');
        const openBtn = document.getElementById('open-modal-btn');
        const closeBtn = document.getElementById('close-modal-btn');

        // Call the .show() method to open the modal
        openBtn.addEventListener('click', () => myModal.show());

        // Call the .hide() method to close it
        closeBtn.addEventListener('click', () => myModal.hide());
    });
</script>
@endpush

This approach allows you to build a library of custom components tailored to your application's needs, keeping your views clean and maintainable.

3. Console Commands (`pluto` CLI)

PlutoPHP includes a powerful CLI tool named pluto to speed up your development.

Command	Description
`migrate`	Run all pending database migrations.
`migrate:make <name>`	Create a new migration file.
`migrate:rollback`	Roll back the last batch of migrations.
`make:controller <Name>`	Create a new controller in `app/Controllers`.
`make:model <Name>`	Create a new model in `app/Models`.
`make:view <name>`	Create a new view file in `app/Views`. (e.g., `posts.show`)
`make:module <Name>`	Powerful! Creates a Controller, Model, and View for a new module all at once.

Example: Creating a "Post" module

php pluto make:module Post

This command will generate:

app/Models/Post.php
app/Controllers/PostController.php
app/Views/post/index.phtml

License

The PlutoPHP framework is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.

plutosw / plutophp

Maintainers

Package info

Statistics

Security

README

Key Features

Requirements

Installation

Getting Started: The PlutoPHP Way

1. Routing with Attributes

2. Views and Templating

A Deeper Look at the Template Engine

1. Defining a Layout

2. Extending a Layout

3. Pushing to Stacks (`@push` & `@stack`)

4. Including Partials (`@include`)

Frontend: Reactive Web Components with Pluto.js

Example: Using the `<pluto-modal>` Component

3. Console Commands (`pluto` CLI)

License

plutosw / plutophp

Maintainers

Package info

Statistics

Security

README

Key Features

Requirements

Installation

Getting Started: The PlutoPHP Way

1. Routing with Attributes

2. Views and Templating

A Deeper Look at the Template Engine

1. Defining a Layout

2. Extending a Layout

3. Pushing to Stacks (@push & @stack)

4. Including Partials (@include)

Frontend: Reactive Web Components with Pluto.js

Example: Using the <pluto-modal> Component

3. Console Commands (pluto CLI)

License

3. Pushing to Stacks (`@push` & `@stack`)

4. Including Partials (`@include`)

Example: Using the `<pluto-modal>` Component

3. Console Commands (`pluto` CLI)