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laruence · web-flow · commit 8aba4a2ffc22 · 2025-08-15T16:49:53.000+08:00
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 # Yaf - Yet Another Framework  
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-PHP framework written in c and built as a PHP extension.
+Yaf is a PHP framework with high performance, it is written in c and built as a PHP extension
 
 ## Requirement
 - PHP 7.0+  (master branch))
 - PHP 5.2+  ([php5 branch](https://github.com/laruence/yaf/tree/php5))
 
 ## Install
 ### Install Yaf 
-Yaf is a PECL extension, thus you can simply install it by:
+Yaf is a PECL extension, which means you can simply install it by:
 
 ```
 $pecl install yaf
 ```
 ### Compile Yaf in Linux
+Of course, you could also install it by hand:
 ```
 $/path/to/phpize
 $./configure --with-php-config=/path/to/php-config
@@ -24,16 +25,14 @@ $make && make install
 ## Document
 Yaf manual could be found at: http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.yaf.php
 
-## IRC
-efnet.org #php.yaf
 
 ## For IDE
-You could find a documented prototype script here: https://github.com/elad-yosifon/php-yaf-doc
+A documented prototype script could be found at: https://github.com/elad-yosifon/php-yaf-doc
 
 ## Tutorial
 
 ### layout
-A classic application directory layout:
+A classic application directory layout is:
 
 ```
 - .htaccess // Rewrite rules
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ A classic application directory layout:
   + plugins // Plugins
 ```
 ### DocumentRoot
-You should set `DocumentRoot` to `application/public`, thus only the public folder can be accessed by user
+You should set `DocumentRoot` to `application/public`, by doing this, only the public folder can be accessed by user:
 
 ### index.php
 `index.php` in the public directory is the only way in of the application, you should rewrite all request to it(you can use `.htaccess` in Apache+php mod) 
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ class IndexController extends Yaf_Controller_Abstract {
 ```
 
 ### view script
-The view script for default controller and default action is in the application/views/index/index.phtml, Yaf provides a simple view engine called "Yaf_View_Simple", which support the view template written in PHP.
+The view script for default controller and default action is application/views/index/index.phtml, Yaf provides a simple view engine called "Yaf_View_Simple", which support the view template written in PHP:
 
 ```php
 <html>
@@ -154,7 +153,8 @@ The view script for default controller and default action is in the application/
 ```
 
 ## Run the Application
-  http://www.example.com
+
+http://www.example.com
 
 ## Alternative
 You can generate the example above by using Yaf Code Generator:  https://github.com/laruence/php-yaf/tree/master/tools/cg
@@ -163,4 +163,4 @@ You can generate the example above by using Yaf Code Generator:  https://github.
 ```
 
 ## More
-More info could be found at Yaf Manual: http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.yaf.php
+More infos could be found at Yaf Manual: http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.yaf.php
