🍀 Clover PHP

Clover PHP is a modern, unopinionated, and lightweight Express.js-style framework for PHP 8.4. It helps you build REST APIs, web apps, and microservices with the simplicity of Express.js and the power of modern PHP.

🚀 Minimal & Fast – Simple API design, inspired by Express.js.

⚡ Async Support – Built with PHP Fibers & AMPHP for non-blocking I/O.

🗂️ Routing System – Intuitive get(), post(), etc., with async router support.

🔑 Auth Ready – Supports sessions, cookies, and JWT-based authentication.

🧩 Extensible Middleware – Add global and route-level middleware for logging, security, and validation.

💾 Database Agnostic – Works with both SQL and NoSQL databases.(Upcoming)

🛠️ MVC Support – Controllers, models, and views with interfaces for clean architecture.

🛡️ Error Handling & Logging – Developer-friendly error responses and logging tools.

🎨 Unopinionated – Flexible enough for small apps or large enterprise projects.

📦 Composer & PSR-12 – Modern PHP practices with full Composer/PSR-12 compliance.

composer create-project cloverphp/clover my-app

cd my-app

php -S localhost:3000 -t public

<?phprequire_once__DIR__ . "/vendor/autoload.php";
useClover\Clover;
useClover\Http\Request;
useClover\Http\Response;
$app = newClover();
$router = $app->router();
// Home route$router->get("/", fn(Request$req, Response$res) =>
$res->send("<h1>Welcome to 🍀 Clover PHP!</h1>"));
$router->post("/", fn(Request$req, Response$res) =>
$res->json(['name' => 'Clover PHP!'])
);
$app->run(3000, true);

my-app/
├── app/
│ ├── Controllers/
│ ├── Models/
│ └── Views/
├── public/
│ └── index.php
├── vendor/
├── composer.json
└── README.md

$app->use(function (Request$req, Response$res, callable$next) {
$res->setHeader("X-Powered-By", "Clover PHP");
$next($req, $res);
});

Clover PHP is open-sourced software licensed under the Developed by @CodeWithSushil.