---
title: "Phalcon Application"
version: "5.4"
---

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# Phalcon Application

:::info[NOTE]
All classes are prefixed with `Phalcon`
:::

## Application\AbstractApplication ![Abstract](/assets/images/abstract-green.svg) 

[Source on GitHub](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/blob/5.0.x/phalcon/Application/AbstractApplication.zep)

-   __Namespace__

    - `Phalcon\Application`

-   __Uses__

    - `Phalcon\Di\DiInterface`
    - `Phalcon\Di\Injectable`
    - `Phalcon\Events\EventsAwareInterface`
    - `Phalcon\Events\ManagerInterface`

-   __Extends__

    `Injectable`

-   __Implements__

    - `EventsAwareInterface`

Base class for Phalcon\Cli\Console and Phalcon\Mvc\Application.

### Properties
```php
/**
 * @var DiInterface|null
 */
protected $container;

/**
 * @var string
 */
protected $defaultModule = ;

/**
 * @var ManagerInterface|null
 */
protected $eventsManager;

/**
 * @var array
 */
protected $modules;

```

### Methods

```php
public function __construct( DiInterface $container = null );
```
Phalcon\AbstractApplication constructor

```php
public function getDefaultModule(): string;
```
Returns the default module name

```php
public function getEventsManager(): ManagerInterface | null;
```
Returns the internal event manager

```php
public function getModule( string $name ): array | object;
```
Gets the module definition registered in the application via module name

```php
public function getModules(): array;
```
Return the modules registered in the application

```php
public function registerModules( array $modules, bool $merge = bool ): AbstractApplication;
```
Register an array of modules present in the application

```php
$this->registerModules(
[
    "frontend" => [
        "className" => \Multiple\Frontend\Module::class,
        "path"      => "../apps/frontend/Module.php",
    ],
    "backend" => [
        "className" => \Multiple\Backend\Module::class,
        "path"      => "../apps/backend/Module.php",
    ],
]
);
```

```php
public function setDefaultModule( string $defaultModule ): AbstractApplication;
```
Sets the module name to be used if the router doesn't return a valid module

```php
public function setEventsManager( ManagerInterface $eventsManager ): void;
```
Sets the events manager

## Application\Exception 

[Source on GitHub](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/blob/5.0.x/phalcon/Application/Exception.zep)

-   __Namespace__

    - `Phalcon\Application`

-   __Uses__

-   __Extends__

    `\Exception`

-   __Implements__

Exceptions thrown in Phalcon\Application class will use this class

Source: https://docs.phalcon.io/5.4/api/phalcon_application/index.mdx