# Awesome PHP Libraries

A list of amazingly awesome PHP libraries that you should be using:

* [Packagist](http://packagist.org/) - A package and dependency manager.
* [Symfony2](http://symfony.com/) - A framework comprised of individual components.
* [Symfony2 Components](https://github.com/symfony) - The components that make Symfony2.
* [Silex](http://silex.sensiolabs.org/) - A micro framework built around Symfony2 components.
* [Slim](http://www.slimframework.com/) - Another simple micro framework.
* [Twig](http://twig.sensiolabs.org/) - A comprehensive templating language.
* [SwiftMailer](http://swiftmailer.org/) - A mailer solution.
* [Pimple](http://pimple.sensiolabs.org/) - A tiny dependency injection container.
* [Doctrine](http://www.doctrine-project.org/) - A comprehensive DBAL and ORM.
* [Propel](http://www.propelorm.org/) - A fast ORM.
* [Goutte](https://github.com/fabpot/Goutte) - A simple web scraper.
* [Assetic](https://github.com/kriswallsmith/assetic) - An asset manager.
* [Imagine](http://imagine.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html) - An image manipulation library.
* [Monolog](https://github.com/Seldaek/monolog) - A comprehensive logger.
* [Behat](http://behat.org/) - A Behaviour Driven Development framework.
* [Mink](http://mink.behat.org/) - Web acceptance testing.
* [Buzz](https://github.com/kriswallsmith/Buzz) - A HTTP client.
* [Guzzle](http://guzzlephp.org/) - Another HTTP client.
* [PHPUnit](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit) - A unit testing framework.
* [KnpRadBundle](http://rad.knplabs.com/) - A Symfony2 rapid application development library.
* [KnpMenu](https://github.com/KnpLabs/KnpMenu) - A menu library.
* [Gaufrette](https://github.com/KnpLabs/Gaufrette) - A filesystem abstraction layer.
* [Snappy](https://github.com/KnpLabs/snappy) - A PDF and image generation library.
* [Pagerfanta](https://github.com/whiteoctober/Pagerfanta) - A pagination library.
* [GeoCoder](http://geocoder-php.org/) - A geocoding library.
* [Faker](https://github.com/fzaninotto/Faker) - A fake data generator library.
* [Spork](https://github.com/kriswallsmith/spork) - A process forking library.
* [HTML Purifier](https://github.com/ezyang/htmlpurifier) - A standard compliant HTML filter.
* [PHP CS Fixer](https://github.com/fabpot/PHP-CS-Fixer) - A coding standard fixer library.
* [React](https://github.com/react-php/react) - An event driven non-blocking I/O library.
* [Événement](https://github.com/igorw/evenement) - An event dispatcher library.
* [Sami](https://github.com/fabpot/Sami) - An API documentation generator.
* [Bob](https://github.com/CHH/bob) - A simple project automation tool.

# Bonus Extras

* [PHP The Right Way](http://www.phptherightway.com/) - A PHP best practice quick reference guide.
* [PHP Security](http://phpsecurity.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html) - A guide to PHP security.
* [PHP Standards Working Group](https://groups.google.com/group/php-standards) - The PHP standards working group.
* [Easy Package Management with Composer](http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/easy-package-management-with-composer/)
* [PHP Env](https://github.com/CHH/phpenv) - A PHP version manager.
* [PHP Build](https://github.com/CHH/php-build) - A PHP version installer.