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Limb3 is an OpenSource(LGPL) L ibrary of I nterdependent M odules and B locks mostly aimed for rapid web application prototyping and development with PHP5.

Limb3 consists of many reusable components and you can cherry pick the ones you need and combine them with other frameworks and libraries(e.g. ZendFramework, Symfony, PEAR, etc).

Some of the most popular packages include:

• core: the base package which provides lazy loading of PHP code and some advanced OO tools(automatic decorator generators, transparent object proxies, etc)
• toolkit: dependency injection tools
• macro: a powerful and highly customizable templating system which uses macro-alike tags
• web_app: FrontController and MVC patterns implementation.
• active_record: ActiveRecord pattern implementation(Rails alike)
• dbal: Database Abstraction Layer which supports MySQL, PostreSQL, Oracle and SQLite at the moment.
• tests_runner: unit testing tools built around excellent SimpleTest? library
• session: transparent PHP session wrappers with painless persistence of objects
• and many others…

If you would like to see Limb3 in action have a look at CodeBits section where you can find code samples as well as applications built on this framework.

The easiest way to get almost immediate feedback from core Limb3 developers is to ask your question at the forum. Don’t hesitate asking even the most trivial questions and issues – we’re there to help you.