languaojs / zap

1.1.0 2026-11-02 11:34 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.0
• eftec/bladeone: ^4.19
• phpmailer/phpmailer: ^6.10
• psr/container: ^2.0

MIT

• languaojs

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-11-02 11:35 UTC

README

Zap is a lightweight PHP framework for building web applications. This repository provides the framework and a minimal starter application; the homepage links to the hosted documentation.

Documentation: zap.zainurrahman.my.id

Requirements

• PHP 8.0 or later
• Composer
• A PDO driver for your configured database
• Node.js and npm only if using the optional Vite asset pipeline

Get started

Create a new project with Composer:

composer create-project languaojs/zap

Install dependencies and create your local environment file:

composer install
Copy-Item .env.example .env

Configure .env for your environment. Generate a unique application key and store it as APP_KEY:

php console generate --key

Run the development server from the project root:

php -S localhost:8000 dev-server.php

Open http://localhost:8000. The default app page is intentionally minimal. Add routes in app/Routes/, controllers in app/Controllers/, and views in app/Views/.

Or, use XAMPP or WAMP when your project works with databases.

Project structure

app/          Application routes, controllers, middleware, providers, and views
bootstrap/    Framework and application bootstrapping
CLI/          Console commands
config/       Framework configuration
core/         Reusable framework components
helpers/      Global helper functions
public/       Web root and public assets
resources/    Vite source assets

Optional frontend build

The app serves committed assets from public/assets by default. To use Vite, install the JavaScript dependencies and run the development server:

npm install
npm install -D @tailwindcss/vite
npm run dev

The Vite configuration imports @tailwindcss/vite, which must be present in development dependencies.

For framework setup, routing, controllers, views, CLI usage, utilities, Litewire, Flasher, and DataGrid, see the online documentation.

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