What is Laravel Lumen?
Lumen is a micro-framework that enables the rapid development of lightning-fast micro-services and APIs in PHP. It leverages the robust features of the renowned Laravel framework, including Eloquent for database interactions, caching mechanisms, queuing systems, validation tools, routing capabilities, middleware functionality, and the powerful service container. This highly performant solution requires minimal configuration, allowing developers to focus on building efficient and scalable API-driven applications
Highlights
- Micro-framework architecture for building fast micro-services and APIs
- Utilizes key Laravel features like Eloquent, caching, queues, validation, routing, and middleware
- Leverages the Laravel service container for flexible and modular application design
- Requires almost zero configuration, enabling developers to concentrate on core functionality