Slim Framework for PHP 5

Thank you for choosing the Slim Framework, a micro-framework for PHP 5 inspired by Sinatra.

Features

The Slim Framework for PHP 5 provides the following notable features out-of-the-box:

• Clean and simple DSL for writing powerful web applications
• RESTful HTTP routes (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
  • Named routes w/ urlFor() helper
  • Route passing
  • Route redirects
  • Route halting
  • Custom Not Found handler
  • Custom Error handler
  • Optional route segments... /archive(/:year(/:month(/:day)))
• Easy app configuration
• Easy templating with custom Views (ie. Twig, Smarty, Mustache, ...)
• Secure sessions
• Signed cookies with AES-256 encryption
• Flash messaging
• HTTP caching (ETag and Last-Modified)
• Logging
• Error handling
• Supports PHP 5+

"Hello World" application (PHP 5 >= 5.3)

The Slim Framework for PHP 5 supports anonymous functions. This is the preferred method of defining Slim application routes.

<?php
require 'Slim/Slim.php';
Slim::init();
Slim::get('/hello/:name', function ($name) {
    echo "Hello, $name!";
});
Slim::run();
?>

"Hello World" application (PHP 5 < 5.3)

If you are running PHP 5 < 5.3, the second Slim::get parameter will be the name of a callable function instead of an anonymous function.

<?php
require 'Slim/Slim.php';
Slim::init();
Slim::get('/hello/:name', 'hello');
function hello($name) {
    echo "Hello, $name!";
}
Slim::run();
?>

Get Started

Install Slim

Download the Slim Framework for PHP 5 and unzip the downloaded file into your virtual host's public directory. Slim will work in a sub-directory, too.

Setup .htaccess

Ensure the .htaccess and index.php files are in the same public-accessible directory. The .htaccess file should contain this code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [QSA,L]

Build Your Application

Your Slim application will be defined in index.php. First, require the Slim Framework:

require 'Slim/Slim.php';

Next, initialize the Slim application:

Slim::init();

Next, define your application's routes:

Slim::get('/hello/:name', function ($name) {
	echo "Hello $name";
});

Finally, run your Slim application:

Slim::run();

For more information about building an application with the Slim Framework, refer to the official documentation.

About the Author

Slim is created and maintained by Josh Lockhart, a web developer by day at New Media Campaigns, and a hacker by night.

Slim is in active development, and test coverage is continually improving.

Links and Resources

For the most up-to-date information and news, follow the Slim PHP 5 micro framework on Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/slimphp

Additional resources (ie. custom Views and plugins) are available online in a separate repository so this primary repository remains as light-weight as possible.

https://github.com/codeguy/Slim-Extras

Other helpful links:

• Road Map: http://github.com/codeguy/Slim/wiki/Road-Map
• Documentation: http://github.com/codeguy/Slim/wiki/Slim-Framework-Documentation
• Source Code: http://github.com/codeguy/Slim/
• Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/slimphp
• LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joshlockhart
• Email: info@joshlockhart.com

Open Source License

Slim is released under the MIT public license.

http://www.slimframework.com/license