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| Developer(s) | F3::Factory / Bong Cosca |
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| Stable release | |
| Repository | Fat-Free Repository |
| Written in | PHP 5.4+ [2] |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Size | ~83 KB |
| Type | Web framework |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | fatfreeframework |
Fat-Free Framework is an open-source web framework distributed under the GNU General Public License and hosted on GitHub and SourceForge. The software seeks to combine a full featureset with a lightweight code base while being easy to learn, use and extend.
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The source code (~83 KB) is written almost entirely in PHP and engineered specifically with user experience and usability as its primary design goals. [3] [4] [5]
Commonly called F3 by PHP developers, Fat-Free was released as free software in 2009. [6] Its general architecture was influenced by Ruby's Sinatra. The lightweight code base [7] is controlled and maintained by a small core team, with additional functionality and funding contributions coming from various enterprises and user groups, [8] who also help guide its future direction.
The base feature set includes a URL router, cache engine, and support for multilingual applications. Fat-Free also has a number of plug-ins that extend its functionality as well as data mappers for SQL and NoSQL database back-ends: SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Sybase, DB2, MongoDB, CouchDB, and Flat File.
The core functionality is accompanied by a number of optional plug-ins, among them a template engine, a Unit testing toolkit, Database-managed sessions, Markdown-to-HTML converter, Atom/RSS feed reader, Image processor, Geodata handler, a Basket/Shopping cart application and data validation.
