microfy.php

Minimal utility helpers for everyday PHP tasks

Status: EXPERIMENTAL

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🧰 What is it?

microfy.php is a lightweight collection of procedural PHP helper functions designed to speed up development and simplify common patterns like superglobal access, debugging, logging, array handling, UI snippets, and database access.

Forget bloated frameworks — microfy.php gives you practical tools with no setup, no classes, no magic.

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💡 Why use it?

• You’re tired of writing the same boilerplate over and over.
• You want quick access to $_GET, $_POST, debug dumps, and simple logs.
• You like readable, testable, no-dependency PHP.
• You value control and minimalism over "magic".

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✨ Features

Features

• Request Shortcuts
  get_var(), post_var(), request_var(), plus helpers to extract and sanitize inputs.

• Debug Helpers
  pp(), pd(), d(), log_pr(), log_vd(), mlog() for fast, readable debugging output.

• Slugify
  Create clean, URL-friendly slugs from arbitrary text with slugify().

• JSON File Loader
  jsonf() to quickly read simple config or data files.

• HTML UI Snippets
  Helpers like h(), br(), hr(), mark(), code(), a(), html_table() to output HTML fast.

• Array Utils
  get_r() for deep-safe access to nested array values.

• Database Shortcuts
  db_pdo(), db_all(), db_exists(), etc. — minimal, clean DB helpers.

• Auto Titles + Lists
  c_str(), c_list() to build auto-numbered sections or checklists.

• HTML Builders
  Create semantic HTML fast:
  html_div(), html_section(), html_h1(), html_p(),
  html_ul(), html_li(), html_form(), html_input(),
  html_table(), html_tr(), html_td(), html_button(), etc.

• Low-level Tag Control
  tag() and html_tag() let you generate any HTML tag with attributes.

• Pretty Output
  Use pretty_html() to clean up or inspect raw HTML output.

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🔄 Echo Shortcut: e_ Functions

Most helpers return HTML strings. You can echo them manually:

echo p("Hello");

Or use the e_ prefixed shortcut:

e_p("Hello");

or use:

e(hsc("Hello"), br(), h(2, "Title"));

instead of

hsc("Hello");
echo br();
echo h(2, "Title");

📌 When to Use microfy.php

Use microfy.php when you:

• Build custom admin tools, prototypes, dashboards, or internal apps.
• Need small enhancements, not full-stack frameworks.
• Prefer writing straight PHP with expressive shortcuts.

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⚙️ Usage

1. Drop microfy.php into your project.

2. Include it:

   require_once 'microfy.php';

3. Use any helper you need:

   $name = _get_var('name', 'guest');
   pp(['Hello' => $name]);
   log_vd($_SESSION, 'Session Data');

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🧪 Examples

// Request value with default
$lang = _get_var('lang', 'en');

// Pretty Print array and halt
ppd($_POST);

// Log structured array with label
log_pr($data, 'Form Submission');

// Create HTML link
echo a('example.com', 'Visit', '_blank', 'btn');

// Database connect + fetch
$pdo = db_pdo('localhost', 'mydb', 'user', 'pass');
$data = db_all($pdo, 'SELECT * FROM users');
ul(array_column($data, 'username'));

🧪 More Examples

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

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🔒 License

MIT License — © 2024–2025 SirCode | This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by the PHP Foundation. Use at your own risk — no warranties, no guarantees, just useful code.

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📦 Also Available as Object-Oriented Version

If you prefer a class-based approach, check out 👉 microfyPHP (OOP) — same helper functions, accessible via Microfy::.

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