Welcoming Repositories Index PHP Ecosystem

Top Welcoming Open-Source PHP Repositories

Top welcoming PHP repositories. Scored by real 90-day external PR merge rates, maintainer review turnaround speed, and first-time contributor success.

Updated daily • Sun, 30 Aug 2026 UTC
Tracked Repos
3,946
>100 stars verified
Avg Merge Rate
93%
90-day external PRs
Open GFIs
11
Beginner friendly issues
Welcoming Tier
36
S & A Tier maintainers

Ranked PHP Repositories

Showing top 50 of 3,946 ranked repositories

RankRepositoryTierScoreMerge RateGood First Issues
#1
High-Performance PHP Framework
SElite77.897.9% -
#2
Empower your hosting business with FOSSBilling, the free and open-source solution for efficient billing and client management.
SElite77.796.2% -
#3
Travian T3.6 with user-configurable features (enable/disable).
SElite77.595.8%2
#4
An open-source alternative to Buffer, Typefully, and Hootsuite. Write once and schedule everywhere.
SElite77.496.2% -
#5
A document management and version control plugin that allows teams of any size to collaboratively edit files and manage their workflow.
SElite77.493.7% -
#6
Caching implementation with a variety of storage options, as well as codified caching strategies for callbacks, classes, and output
BSolid77.195.8%1
#7
FileSender server software
SElite76.994.0% -
#8
PHPStan rules to detect disallowed method & function calls, constant, namespace, attribute, keyword & superglobal usages, with powerful rules to re-allow a call or a usage in places where it should be allowed.
BSolid76.597.2% -
#9
A simple and powerful content-driven static site generator.
SElite76.390.7% -
#10
Thelia is an open source tool for creating e-business websites and managing online content. Repo containing the new major version (v2)
BSolid76.194.6% -
#11
Build modular PHP applications.
BSolid75.998.4% -
#12
Control how your documents get signed
SElite75.985.8%5
#13
Chamilo is a learning management system focused on ease of use and accessibility
SElite75.692.7% -
#14
:lock: App for authenticating Nextcloud users using SAML https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/user_saml
SElite75.694.0% -
#15
Doctrine2 ORM Data Fixtures Extensions
SElite75.293.3% -
#16
A Parser for CSS Files written in PHP. Allows extraction of CSS files into a data structure, manipulation of said structure and output as (optimized) CSS
SElite75.186.0% -
#17
Run any command from any composer package, even if it's not installed in your project.
SElite74.891.5% -
#18
🌀 Drupal project template
BSolid74.196.4% -
#19
㊙️ AntiXSS | Protection against Cross-site scripting (XSS) via PHP
BSolid74.190.0% -
#20
Simple forum software for building great communities.
SElite73.590.4% -
#21
A Laravel package for versioned AI prompt management with variable interpolation, performance tracking & A/B testing.
BSolid73.4100.0% -
#22
Ressource Management and Manufacturing execution system Web for industry (sheet metal, machining, mold ...)
BSolid73.496.8% -
#23
Modern PHP 8.3+ ecommerce platform built on Symfony, Doctrine DBAL, Laminas, 100% vanilla JS. Drop-in replacement for Magento 1 projects with full compatibility. Complete toolchain: Composer/PHPStan plugins, language packs. Enterprise features: automated email marketing, customer segmentation, dynamic categories, passkey/2FA auth and so much more.
SElite73.494.1% -
#24
🕷 CrawlerDetect is a PHP class for detecting bots/crawlers/spiders via the user agent
BSolid73.2100.0% -
#25
🩺⚡ Runtime Doctrine ORM analysis integrated into Symfony Web Profiler. Detect N+1 queries, security vulnerabilities, and performance issues during query execution.
SElite73.196.0%2
#26
Data delivery & consumption platform for Pimcore.
SElite72.984.9% -
#27
TYPO3 Extension news
SElite72.690.0% -
#28
:bell: The sabre/event library provides utilities for lightweight event-based programming
SElite72.592.0% -
#29
Powering our community's event management needs.
SElite72.588.5%1
#30
:zap: PHP Engine Direct API
SElite72.490.5% -
#31
Multiple digital signatures on a single PDF, in Laravel. Each signature is appended as a new revision, so signing again never invalidates the ones before it. A1/x509 certificates, PAdES profiles, RFC 3161 timestamps, LTV and cryptographic validation.
BSolid72.1100.0% -
#32
The development repo for mu-plugins used on the WordPress VIP Platform.
SElite72.087.2% -
#33
Open Source Invoicing Solution for Individuals & Businesses
SElite71.987.5% -
#34
Template introduction, check out: https://www.strangebuzz.com/en/blog/introducing-the-microsymfony-application-template
BSolid71.493.8% -
#35
Scan the devices connected to your WIFI / LAN and alert you the connection of unknown devices. It also warns if a "always connected" device disconnects. In addition, it is possible to check web services for availability. For this purpose HTTP status codes and the response time of the service are evaluated.
BSolid71.4100.0% -
#36
Helps to discover and install tools
BSolid71.386.7% -
#37
SimpleSAMLphp is an application written in native PHP that deals with authentication.
SElite71.389.7% -
#38
🚀 Modern open source Network Configuration Management (NCM) built with Laravel. Automated backups, configuration compliance, change detection, secure device management, and a fully modernized V8 architecture ready for production.
SElite71.393.5% -
#39
PHPStan based SQL static analysis and type inference for the database access layer
SElite71.295.5% -
#40
SMS & MMS Notifications, 2FA, OTP, and Integrations with E-Commerce and Form Builders
SElite71.281.8% -
#41
The Official MongoDB PHP library
SElite71.286.8% -
#42
A flexible and feature-complete Redis/Valkey client for PHP.
SElite71.191.8% -
#43
Webbased Amateur Radio Logging Software - Log your contacts from everywhere!
SElite71.190.7% -
#44
Realtime PHP monitoring system which aggregates and displays Pinba data.
BSolid70.998.5% -
#45
Extra strict and opinionated rules for PHPStan
SElite70.993.3% -
#46
High performance, full-stack PHP framework delivered as a C extension.
SElite70.896.9% -
#47
The Bake Command Plugin
SElite70.895.0% -
#48
🔍 Core of the full-text search framework for Nextcloud
SElite70.788.2% -
#49
Our AI framework for PHP8.4 and higher. Talk to various models and get a chat window with it. Use our smart DAG routing to save some tokens!
SElite70.789.8% -
#50
Dreeve is a self-hosted, open-source dashboard for your sports and fitness data
SElite70.593.9% -

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Frequently Asked Questions: PHP Open Source

What is the most welcoming PHP open-source repository?

The highest-ranked PHP repository on GetMerged is currently spiral/framework, with a C-Rank score of 77.8/100 and a 97.9% PR merge rate.

How can I find good first issues in PHP?

You can browse verified beginner-friendly issues in PHP by visiting our curated Good First Issues directory at getmerged.abhishekco.de/good-first-issue/php.

What makes a PHP repository ‘Super Welcoming’ on GetMerged?

A ‘Super Welcoming’ (S-Tier) PHP repository demonstrates an external PR merge rate above 80%, a median first response time within 24 to 48 hours, active review feedback, and clear onboarding documentation.