Compare static analysis and code quality metrics of popular PHP frameworks.

• cakephp/cakephp
• codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4
• laminas/laminas-mvc
• laravel/framework
• symfony/symfony
• yiisoft/yii2

• PHP 8.1+
• Composer
• Git

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/php-collective/framework-comparison.git
cd framework-comparison

# Install dependencies
composer install

# Run all checks (first run clones frameworks - takes a while)
php run_all.php

# Run all analyses
php run_all.php

# Or run individual checks
php check_phpstan/run_all.php
php check_psalm/run_all.php
php check_phploc/run_all.php
php check_cognitive/run_all.php
php check_silenced/run_all.php

# Regenerate report from existing JSON
php generate_report.php

Framework settings are defined in config.php:

'laravel' => [
    'repo' => 'laravel/framework',
    'branch' => '11.x',  // null = default branch
    'srcDir' => 'src',
],

• branch: Set to analyze a specific branch (e.g., 11.x for stable vs master for dev)
• srcDir: Directory containing source code to analyze
• Laminas packages each have their own branch setting

To switch between dev/stable branches, edit config.php and delete the repos/ directory to re-clone.

See reports/README.md for the latest comparison table.

Note: The results are not interpreted here, only displayed as raw data so far.

This comparison focuses solely on static code analysis metrics. The following are explicitly not covered:

• Performance benchmarks - Runtime speed, memory usage, request throughput
• Feature comparisons - ORM capabilities, routing, templating, etc.
• Security audits - Vulnerability assessments, CVE history
• Documentation quality - Completeness, clarity, examples
• Community & ecosystem - Package availability, job market, support
• Learning curve - Ease of onboarding, developer experience
• Test coverage - Unit/integration test percentages
• API stability - Breaking changes between versions

• visible results as table or graph

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