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.
π Minimal & Fast β Simple API design, inspired by Express.js.
β‘ Async Support β Built with PHP Fibers & AMPHP for non-blocking I/O.
ποΈ Routing System β Intuitive get(), post(), etc., with async router support.
π Auth Ready β Supports sessions, cookies, and JWT-based authentication.
π§© Extensible Middleware β Add global and route-level middleware for logging, security, and validation.
πΎ Database Agnostic β Works with both SQL and NoSQL databases.(Upcoming)
π οΈ MVC Support β Controllers, models, and views with interfaces for clean architecture.
π‘οΈ Error Handling & Logging β Developer-friendly error responses and logging tools.
π¨ Unopinionated β Flexible enough for small apps or large enterprise projects.
π¦ Composer & PSR-12 β Modern PHP practices with full Composer/PSR-12 compliance.
composer create-project cloverphp/clover my-app
cd my-appphp -S localhost:3000 -t public
<?php require_once __DIR__ . "/vendor/autoload.php"; use Clover\Clover; use Clover\Http\Request; use Clover\Http\Response; $app = new Clover(); $router = $app->router(); // Home route $router->get("/", fn(Request $req, Response $res) => $res->send("<h1>Welcome to π Clover PHP!</h1>")); $router->post("/", fn(Request $req, Response $res) => $res->json(['name' => 'Clover PHP!']) ); $app->run(3000, true);
my-app/ βββ app/ β βββ Controllers/ β βββ Models/ β βββ Views/ βββ public/ β βββ index.php βββ vendor/ βββ composer.json βββ 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.