microfyPHP-lite

🧰 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.

💡 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".
• Download microfy.php Github

✨ Features

• Request Shortcuts: get_var(), post_var(), request_var(), plus extract helpers
• Debug Helpers: pp(), pd(), d(), log_pr(), log_vd(), mlog()
• Slugify: Clean URL-friendly slugs from text
• JSON Read: jsonf() for quick file-based config/data
• UI HTML Snippets: h(), br(), hr(), mark(), code(), a(), etc.
• Array Utils: get_r() for safe access
• Database: db_pdo(), db_all(), db_exists() — simple and safe
• Auto Titles + Lists: c_str(), e_clist() for numbered docs or steps

📌 When to Use microfyPHP-lite

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

⚙️ Usage

1. Basics

echo microfy_foo()

e_microfy_foo()

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

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

2. Request Simulation

get_var(), get_all(), get_vars()

$path = get_var("path"); // default is ""
$lang = get_var("lang", "default");  // explicit default

extract(get_all([
  'get_path'  => ['path'],             // default is ''
  'get_file'  => ['f'],                // also allowed
  'emlFile'   => ['emlFile', 'default'] // explicit default
]));

extract(get_vars(['path', 'f', 'emlFile']));

extract(get_vars(['path', 'f', 'emlFile'], 'get_'));

$lang = get_var("lang", "default"); echo $lang;

post_var(), post_all(), post_vars()

$path = post_var("path"); // default is ""
      $lang = post_var("lang", "default");  // explicit default

extract(post_all([
  'post_path'  => ['path'],             // default is ''
  'post_file'  => ['f'],                // also allowed
  'emlFile'   => ['emlFile', 'default'] // explicit default
]));

extract(post_vars(['path', 'f', 'emlFile']));

request_var(), request_all(), request_vars()

$id = request_var("id", "none"); echo $id;

3. Array Access

get_r()

$array = ['name' => 'Alice', 'email' => 'alice@example.com'];
pp($array);

Array
(
    [name] => Alice
    [email] => alice@example.com
)

e_get_r($array, "name");

4. Debug Helpers

Pretty Print with pp()

$array = ['fruit' => 'apple', 'color' => 'red'];
pp($array);

Array
(
    [fruit] => apple
    [color] => red
)

Pretty Print and Die with ppd()

ppd($array);

Multiple Pretty Prints with mpp()

mpp('Label 1', $array1, $array2);

Var Dump with pd()

pd($array, 'Labeled Dump');

Labeled Dump:
array(2) {
  ["fruit"]=>
  string(5) "apple"
  ["color"]=>
  string(3) "red"
}

Var Dump and Die with pdd()

pdd($array, 'Dump + Die');

Quick Multiple Dumps with d()

d('dump label', $array, $config);

Quick Multiple Dumps and Die with dd()

dd($user, $session);

5. Logging

Logging with log_pr()

$testArray = ['name' => 'Alice', 'age' => 30];
log_pr($testArray, 'User Data');

Logging with log_vd()

log_vd($testArray, 'User Data Dump');

Manual Logging with mlog()

mlog("Something happened", "Note", "custom.log");

6. Slugify

slugify("Hello World! Clean URL");

7. JSON File Read

$data = jsonf("demo_data.json");

Array
(
    [title] => Sample JSON
    [items] => Array
        (
            [0] => one
            [1] => two
            [2] => three
        )

)

8. UL List

e_ul(["One", "Two"], "my-list");

• One
• Two

9. html

Links: a()

echo a('example.com');
// <a href="https://example.com">https://example.com</a>

e_a('example.com', 'Visit');
// <a href="https://example.com">Visit</a>

echo a('example.com', 'Visit', '_blank');
// <a href="https://example.com" target="_blank">Visit</a>

e_a('example.com', 'Link', '_blank', 'btn btn-primary');
// <a href="https://example.com" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary">Visit</a>

span('Visit our ' . a('docs.example.com', 'documentation'));
// <span>Visit our <a href="https://docs.example.com">documentation</a></span>

build_html_table()

echo build_html_table($array);

10. DB Connect

DB Example: Basic Query

      $pdo = db_pdo("localhost", "your_db", "your_user", "your_pass");
      $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT * FROM users");
      $data = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);

      pp($data);

      foreach ($data as $row) {
          echo $row["id"] . " | ";
      }
      

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [id] => 1
            [username] => alice
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [id] => 2
            [username] => bob
        )

)

DB Example: db_all() + e_ul()

      $all = db_all($pdo, "SELECT * FROM users");
      $usernames = array_column($all, "username");
      ul($usernames);
      

• alice
• bob
• charlie

$all = db_all($pdo, "SELECT * FROM users");

// Format each row as a string
$items = array_map(function ($row) {
    return "{$row['id']}, {$row['username']}, {$row['email']}";
}, $all);

// Output as unordered list
ul($items);

DB Example: db_all() + build_html_table()

$all = db_all($pdo, "SELECT * FROM users");
build_html_table($all);

DB Example: db_exists()

      $email = "someone@example.com";
      if (db_exists($pdo, "users", "email", $email)) {
          echo "User exists!";
      }
      

11. Heading Helpers

h()

h(2, "Some h2 Title");

Some h2 Title

12. Line Breaks and Spacing

br(), bra(), e_hr()

e_bra(i("Result:")); e_br("First line"); e_hr("Part A", "Part B");

13. Styling Examples

b(), i(), bi() mark(), small()

e_b('Bold text', 'highlight');
e_i('Italic text', 'italic-grey');
e_small('Note', 'dim');
e_mark('Hot!', 'warning');
e_bi('Bold + Italic', 'combo');

e b('Bold'); e i('Italic'); echo bi('Bold Italic');

e_mark('Highlighted'); e_small('Fine print');

e_mark(bi('Hello!'));

p('This is a paragraph.', 'info-text');

span(mark(b('Inline Highlight')));

span(b('Inline Class'), 'myhighlight';

e_section(bi('Section title') . '<br>' . small('Details...'), 'section-box');

14. Auto-incrementing Titles

c_st('First')
c_st('Second')

c_st('Second')

15. Lists

  e_clist(['Step A', 'Step B', 'Step C']);
  e_clist(['One', 'Two'], true); // resets numbering

16. Code Output

e_code() with PHP

e_code($php_code, 'php');

<?php echo "Hello world!"; ?>

e_codejs()

const name = "Alice";
console.log("Hello " + name);

e_codejson()

{
  "name": "Alice",
  "email": "alice@example.com"
}

e_codesql()

SELECT * FROM users WHERE email LIKE '%@example.com';

e_codehtml()

<div class="user">
  <strong>Alice</strong>
</div>

e_span(now());

📦 Also Available as Object-Oriented Version

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

🔒 License

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