FuelPHP explained

FuelPHP
Screenshot Size:	250
Developer:	FuelPHP developer team
Latest Preview Version:	2.0 alpha
Operating System:	Cross-platform
Platform:	PHP 5.3.3+^[1]
Language:	Multilingual
Genre:	Web application framework
License:	MIT License

FuelPHP is an open-source web application framework written in PHP which implements the HMVC pattern.^{[2] [3]}

History

The FuelPHP project commenced in October 2010,^[4] with its major contributors being Harro Verton, Jelmer Schreuder, Dan Horrigan, Philip Sturgeon and Frank de Jonge.^[5] In November 2013,^[6] Steve West joined the development team. Philip Sturgeon and Dan Horrigan had contributed to the CodeIgniter framework.^[7]

Major releases

The first version of FuelPHP (FuelPHP 1.0) was developed under the GitHub repository named Fuel. Another GitHub repository named FuelPHP was created for the development of the second version (FuelPHP 2.0).

Version	Release date
1.0
1.0.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0

Project guidelines

The project guidelines are to build a framework based on the best ideas from other ones. The framework must provide powerful functionalities, it must be easy to work with, and it should have a lightweight codebase that takes account of community developers' orientations.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Architecture overview

• FuelPHP is written in PHP 5.3 and requires at least version 5.3.3 of PHP for version 1.x.^{[11] [12]}
• Cascading File System (inspired by Kohana framework): a directory structure partially based on namespaces used by classes.
• Flexibility: almost every component of the core framework can be extended or replaced.^[13]
• Modularity: applications can be divided up into modules.^[14]
• Extensibility: additional functionalities can be added to the framework through packages.

Features overview

• A URL routing system
• RESTful implementation
• HMVC implementation
• Template parsing: Stags (a specific FuelPHP template engine) and Mustache template engines are included; drivers for Markdown, Smarty, Twig, Haml, Jade and Dwoo template engines^[15]
• Form^[16] and data validation^[17] features
• An Object Relational Mapper (ORM)^[18]
• Vulnerability protections: the framework encodes output, provides CSRF protection, cross-site scripting protection, input filtering features, and prevents SQL injection^[19]
• The Auth package provides a set of components with which authentication and authorization application functionalities can be built.^{[20] [21]} Sentry is another authentication and authorisation package for FuelPHP.
• A caching system^[22]

Tools

• Profiling and debugging: PHP Quick Profiler integration^[23]
• Database migrations tool (inspired by the popular Ruby on Rails framework)
• Scaffolding (inspired by Ruby on Rails framework, Oil package)
• Tasks (operations that can be executed through the command line)
• Testing: PHPUnit integration (Oil package)

External links

• • FuelPHP Documentation
• FuelPHP Blog
• FuelPHP Forum
• FuelPHP V1 source code
• FuelPHP V2 source code
• PHP Quick Profiler
• Oil package
• Auth package
• Sentry package

Notes and References

1. Web site: Requirements - FuelPHP Documentation . 2020-12-02 . fuelphp.com.
2. Web site: Fuel PHP: An MVC Framework . InfoQueue . Allen . Jonathan . 2011 . 2012-02-07.
3. Web site: Getting Started with the Fuel PHP Framework . PHPBuilder . Gilmore . Jason . 2012-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125085410/http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/FuelPHP_Gilmore_08-25-2011.php3 . 2012-01-25 . dead .
4. https://github.com/fuel/fuel/commit/b29f2a60feacfd7cfd50c3a2ab99b24735d42bd1 First GitHub commit
5. http://fuelphp.com/contribute/contributors FuelPHP contributors list
6. http://fuelphp.com/about Team member list
7. https://github.com/EllisLab/CodeIgniter/contributors GitHub CodeIgniter contributors
8. Web site: Sturgeon . Philip . 2011 . An introduction to FuelPhp . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120122164412/http://phpne.org.uk/2011/10/10/phpne-october-an-introduction-to-fuel-php-by-phil-sturgeon/ . 2012-01-22 . 2012-02-07 . PhpNE October 2011 conference . [phpne.org.uk].
9. Web site: Start your engines: Fuel RC1 is here . fuelphp.com . Developer team . 2011 . 2012-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120106185748/http://fuelphp.com/blog/2011/04/start-your-engines-fuel-rc1-is-here . 2012-01-06.
10. Web site: What do you want out of FuelPHP ? . fuelphp.com . Horrigan . Dan . 2012 . 2012-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205021714/http://fuelphp.com/blog/2012/02/what-do-you-want-out-of-fuelphp . 2012-02-05.
11. Web site: Sturgeon . Philip . 2011 . Introducing FuelPHP . 2012-02-07 . [philsturgeon.co.uk] . 2013-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928002935/http://philsturgeon.co.uk/blog/2011/01/introducing-fuelphp . dead .
12. Web site: FuelPHP Documentation - requirements . fuelphp.com . Developer team . 2011 . 2011-06-30.
13. Web site: Extending Core Classes . FuelPHP Docs . fuelphp.com . 2011 . 2012-02-07.
14. Web site: Modules . FuelPHP Docs . fuelphp.com . 2011 . 2012-02-07.
15. Web site: Parser package . FuelPHP Docs . fuelphp.com . 2011 . 2012-02-07.
16. Web site: Fieldset Class . FuelPHP Docs . fuelphp.com . 2011 . 2012-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111229014120/http://docs.fuelphp.com/classes/fieldset.html . 2011-12-29.
17. Web site: Validation Class . FuelPHP Docs . fuelphp.com . 2011 . 2012-02-07.
18. Web site: ORM . FuelPHP Docs . fuelphp.com . 2011 . 2012-02-07.
19. Web site: Security . FuelPHP Docs . fuelphp.com . 2011 . 2012-02-07.
20. Web site: Introducing Sentry: A FuelPHP Authentication Package . [cartalyst.com] . Petrie . Dan . 2011 . 2012-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207213850/http://blog.cartalyst.com/2011/12/introducing-sentry-a-fuelphp-authentication-package/ . 2012-02-07.
21. Web site: Build an Admin Panel with the Fuel PHP Framework . Sturgeon . Philip . [tutsplus.com] . 2011 . 2012-02-07.
22. Web site: Cache Class . FuelPHP Docs . fuelphp.com . 2011 . 2012-02-07.
23. Web site: Profiling . FuelPHP Docs . fuelphp.com . 2011 . 2012-02-07.