PHP MVC Framework from Scratch

A lightweight MVC framework built from scratch in PHP.

This project demonstrates how to build a reusable PHP framework architecture with essential MVC components, routing, database interaction, authentication, middleware support, and more.

⭐ Source Code

You can find the complete source code here:

🔗 https://github.com/thecodeholic/tc-php-mvc-core
🔗 https://github.com/thecodeholic/php-mvc-framework

🚀 Features

This framework includes the following features:

• ✅ Custom Routing System
• ✅ Composer Integration
• ✅ Controllers
• ✅ Views and Layouts
• ✅ Models
• ✅ Database Migrations
• ✅ Form Widget Classes
• ✅ Request Data Processing
• ✅ Data Validation
• ✅ User Registration and Login
• ✅ Simple Active Record Implementation
• ✅ Session Flash Messages
• ✅ Middleware Support
• ✅ Application Events
• ✅ Reusable and Installable Framework Core

🏗️ Project Overview

The goal of this project is to understand how modern PHP frameworks work internally by creating an MVC framework without relying on existing frameworks.

The framework provides a clean structure for building scalable PHP applications while keeping the core components reusable and extendable.

📦 Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/thecodeholic/tc-php-mvc-core
git clone https://github.com/thecodeholic/php-mvc-framework

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