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Vökuró is the sample application for the Phalcon Framework. It showcases authentication, ACL-based permissions, user/profile management, forms, mailing and more.

It runs on Phalcon v5 (the C extension, default) and on Phalcon v6 (the phalcon/phalcon package, currently alpha) from the same source.

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 – 8.5
• MySQL 8.0 (provided by the Docker stack)
• Docker + Docker Compose (recommended), or a local PHP with the Phalcon extension (see docs/installation.md)

Quick start (Docker)

cp resources/.env.example .env
docker compose up -d --build

# Create and seed the database (migrations are not run on boot)
docker compose exec app composer migrate
docker compose exec app composer seed

Note: app is the Compose service name, used as-is by docker compose exec above. The running container, however, is named ${PROJECT_PREFIX}-app - vokuro-app by default, set via PROJECT_PREFIX in .env. If you address it with plain docker exec, type your container name instead, e.g. docker exec vokuro-app composer migrate (substitute your own prefix).

Then open:

• Application: http://localhost:8080
• Mailpit (captured e-mails): http://localhost:8025

The container waits for MySQL and serves the app; migrations are decoupled from boot - apply them with the commands above. Log in with one of the seeded accounts, e.g. sarah.connor@skynet.dev / password1.

Choosing the Phalcon version

docker compose up -d --build # v5 (C extension, default)
PHALCON_VARIANT=v6 docker compose up -d --build # v6 (phalcon/phalcon, alpha)

The two are mutually exclusive: the v5 image installs the C extension, the v6 image installs the pure-PHP package instead.

Choosing the PHP version

The image is built for one PHP version at a time, selected with the PHP_VERSION build arg (default 8.5; supported 8.1–8.5):

docker compose up -d --build # PHP 8.5 (default)
PHP_VERSION=8.1 docker compose up -d --build # PHP 8.1
PHP_VERSION=8.2 docker compose up -d --build # PHP 8.2
PHP_VERSION=8.3 docker compose up -d --build # PHP 8.3
PHP_VERSION=8.4 docker compose up -d --build # PHP 8.4

PIE compiles the Phalcon C extension (and pcov) from source for the selected version. The container keeps the same name (vokuro-app), so each rebuild replaces the previous one. To run several versions side by side, give each its own Compose project and prefix:

PHP_VERSION=8.1 PROJECT_PREFIX=vokuro81 docker compose -p vokuro81 up -d --build
# then: docker exec -w /srv vokuro81-app composer test

Composer scripts

Run them inside the container, e.g. docker compose exec app composer cs:

Script	Description
composer cs	PHP_CodeSniffer (PSR-12)
composer cs-fix	Auto-fix coding standard issues (phpcbf)
composer cs-fixer	PHP CS Fixer (dry-run)
composer cs-fixer-fix	Apply PHP CS Fixer
composer analyze	PHPStan static analysis
composer test	PHPUnit suites (unit + functional)
composer test-coverage	PHPUnit + Clover coverage (tests/_output/coverage.xml)
composer migrate	Run database migrations (Phinx)
composer seed	Seed the database

composer analyze resolves Phalcon classes from the phalcon/phalcon (v6) source, so run it where the v5 C extension is not loaded (the CI quality job, or a plain host). The coding-standard and test scripts are unaffected.

Updating Phalcon

• v5 - bump PHALCON_V5_CONSTRAINT in resources/docker/Dockerfile and rebuild: docker compose build app. PIE compiles the C extension from source (this is the only way to update a C extension).
• v6 - docker compose exec app composer update phalcon/phalcon (no rebuild). Dependabot opens the bump PR automatically.

Project layout

Follows the PDS skeleton:

config/ application configuration
docs/ documentation
public/ web server root
resources/ tooling configs, docker, phinx, migrations, seeds
src/ application source
tests/ PHPUnit suites (unit, functional)
themes/ Volt views
var/ runtime cache and logs

License

Vökuró is open-sourced software licensed under the New BSD License.