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PHP here means the server that answers visitors executes PHP code on each request, usually through PHP-FPM behind a web server such as Apache or nginx. Most software in this group also needs a database and some PHP extensions, which a record notes under its server needs where the documentation names them. A record carries this value when its install documentation requires PHP on the production server. Software written in PHP that only builds files carries static files instead. Craft CMS and Drupal are examples.

46 projects need PHP to host, listed alphabetically. Mostly content management systems, web frameworks and e-commerce, of 12 categories in all. 77 records do not record this field, and cannot appear here either way. For 206 the question does not apply. Counts only projects with momentum; the full list has the rest.

A

  • Acquia Drupal Starter Kit

    Drupal distribution of modules and configuration for building low-code websites on the Acquia platform.

  • Adminer

    Web-based database management tool distributed as a single PHP file.

  • AdminNeo

    Database management tool written in PHP that is distributed as a single file and built on Adminer.

B

  • baserCMS

    Open-source PHP content management system built on CakePHP for building and customizing websites, with a REST API.

C

  • Carbon

    PHP library that extends DateTime with an API for creating, changing and formatting dates.

  • CodeIgniter

    PHP MVC web framework with a small footprint and few configuration requirements.

  • Concrete CMS

    Open-source content management system for teams, written in PHP, with a built-in REST API and a MySQL or MariaDB database.

  • CS-Cart

    Commercial eCommerce software for building online stores and multi-vendor marketplaces, run on the customer's own server.

D

  • Doctrine DBAL

    PHP database abstraction layer with an object-oriented API for queries and for schema introspection and management.

  • Doctrine ORM

    PHP object-relational mapper that provides transparent persistence for PHP objects.

  • Dompdf

    PHP library that converts HTML and CSS to PDF documents.

  • Dotclear

    Open-source PHP engine for publishing blogs, with several blogs and users in one installation.

  • Drupal Commerce

    E-commerce module suite that adds online store features to Drupal sites.

E

  • e107

    Open-source PHP content management system for websites, blogs and intranets, with a plugin and theme system.

  • Endroid QR Code

    PHP library that generates QR codes as PNG, WebP, SVG, EPS or binary output.

F

  • Filament

    UI framework for Laravel for building admin panels and apps from Livewire-based tables, forms and other components.

G

  • Grav

    Flat-file PHP content management system that stores pages as Markdown and YAML files without a database.

  • Guzzle

    PHP HTTP client library for sending HTTP requests and integrating with web services.

I

  • Inertia.js

    Adapter protocol and client libraries for building single-page React, Vue and Svelte apps on top of server-side routing.

  • Intervention Image

    PHP image processing library for creating, editing and composing images through one API over GD, Imagick or libvips.

  • ISPConfig

    Open source hosting control panel for managing websites, MySQL databases and cron jobs on Linux servers from a web browser.

J

  • JTL-Shop

    Online shop software from JTL-Software-GmbH, written in PHP.

K

  • KahunaCart

    E-commerce plugin for the Grav CMS that adds a catalog, checkout, payments, shipping and customer accounts.

L

  • Laravel

    PHP web application framework with routing, an ORM, templating, queues and scheduled jobs.

  • Laravel Nova

    Commercial administration panel package for Laravel applications.

  • LEPTON CMS

    Content management system written in PHP that runs on MySQL or MariaDB and is installed by uploading its package to a web space.

  • LimeSurvey

    Open-source survey platform for creating surveys that respondents take through a link or an embed on a website.

  • Livewire

    Full-stack framework for Laravel that builds dynamic user interfaces in PHP without a separate JavaScript framework.

  • Loupe

    PHP full-text search library that stores its index in SQLite and needs no separate search service.

M

  • Mezzio

    PHP microframework built on PSR-15 middleware, in which the application chooses its routing and templating.

N

  • Neos

    Open-source content management system and application framework for websites and digital content, built on the Flow PHP framework.

O

  • Open Web Analytics

    Open source web analytics framework that records visits to websites and applications and reports on them, with a JavaScript tracker and a PHP server.

  • OpenCart

    Open source ecommerce platform written in PHP for running an online store on a web server.

P

  • Phalcon

    Full-stack PHP web framework delivered as a PHP extension.

  • PHP-FPM

    FastCGI process manager for PHP, built as an optional SAPI in the PHP source tree.

  • Pimcore

    Open-core PHP platform for product experience management, combining PIM, DAM, CMS and digital commerce modules.

  • Pushword

    Symfony-based content management system for websites, with Markdown or database content and an optional static export.

S

  • Search API

    Drupal module that provides a framework for creating searches on Drupal entities, backed by a search server or Drupal's own database.

  • SPIP

    Publishing system for the Internet, written in PHP, for multilingual websites with collaborative editing.

  • Staatic

    WordPress plugin that crawls a WordPress site into a static copy and publishes that copy to static hosting.

  • Statamic

    Laravel-based content management system that stores content in flat files or a database, with a control panel and optional static site generation.

  • Swoole

    Coroutine-based PHP extension for concurrent networking and TCP, UDP, Unix socket, HTTP and WebSocket servers.

  • Symfony

    PHP full-stack web framework built from a set of reusable, standalone components.

T

  • Thelia

    Open-source e-commerce CMS and framework built on Symfony for online stores and web content.

W

  • WordPress

    Open-source PHP content management system for websites and blogs, with a block editor, themes and plugins.

  • Workerman

    Asynchronous, event-driven PHP framework for building network servers that handle HTTP, WebSocket and custom socket protocols.

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