Rhapsody is a lightweight web development framework built for PHP 8 and offers extreme performance, a modular architecture, elegant syntax and an easy to use philosophy.
Rhapsody is currently in ALPHA stages of development. As such, it is not recommended to use the framework in a production environment yet - there are still bugs needing fixed and a few more features to be added. A production-ready version 1.0.0 is scheduled for public release on September 30, 2022.
Like all frameworks, Rhapsody strives to simplify and speed up the web development process. Where Rhapsody deviates from most frameworks is in its emphasis on the developer, by creating an extraordinarily easy to learn and easy to use environment -- without sacrificing performance, features or extensibility. A framework should help a developer by completing common tasks for the developer and providing options for other tasks, but still being perfectly capable of "getting out of the way" when needed. A framework cannot be all things to all people, so it is important to be able to safely work outside the box with minimal fuss when needed. We think that you'll find the blazing fast performance, the ultra-light footprint, the comprehensive feature set and the emphasis on ease of use to be an indispensable new tool in your web development repertoire.
Full and comprehensive documentation is currently in development, and is packaged along with the framework. Once the framework is installed, visit http://yoursite.com/documentation. Documentation will also be available online at https://rhapsody.org/documentation soon.
- Apache Server 2.4+
- PHP 8.3 or newer
- Any PDO compatible database
- Composer package manager (https://getcomposer.org/)
- SSH access to your server (optional, but recommended)
- Unpack the Rhapsody-master zip file in your installation directory. Using command prompt (Windows) or terminal (OS X / Linux), navigate to the directory where you unpacked the framework. Example: ** cd /var/www/html ** Using Composer, run the command ** 'composer update' **. Get Composer here if you do not already have Composer installed (Composer is required in order to use the framework, and to keep everything up to date): https://getcomposer.org/download/
- Locate the ** .env.example ** configuration file in the root of your installation directory. Rename the .env.example file to .env
- Enter your database connection settings on lines 7 - 12
- Enter your full site URL on line 27 [site_url=""], including protocol (http / https), and append a trailing slash at the end http://www.example.com/
- Edit your timezone, if applicable, on line 37.
That's it! If you are installing the framework into a subdirectory, you'll have one more step to complete:
To complete installation in subdirectory, you will need to also update the the subdir option on line 86 in your .env file. Change subdir="" / to subdir = "/name-of-your-subdirectory". Do not include a trailing slash.
The remaining settings are optional to complete, and are discussed in more detail in the documentation. Feel free to go through them and add/edit as necessary.