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24 alternatives to PHPSSP

The Minimal PHP Framework for Pragmatic Developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PHPSSP launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Wolff▲103

   Ridiculously small PHP framework for building web apps 🐺

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2PC
   PHP Code Generator – A scaffolding framework▲27

   2014 · about.asika.tw · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Minimal, no-JS web forum software▲392

   Hello HN! I've found my SQL knowledge to be lacking, so I made a project that uses SQLite as a backend. As it is intended for self-hosting I aim to make it easy to set up and maintain. Getting it up & running takes no more than a few commands (bar setting up a proxy such as nginx, which is out of scope). I've set up a "demo" site at https://forum.agreper.com/ if you want to try out the UI.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PHPRunner▲103

   Professional web apps with little or no coding

   2022 · xlinesoft.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GraPHP, a PHP graph DB web framework▲58

   The GraPHP web framework . Contribute to mikeland73/graphp development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6IB
   I built my own minimal PHP framework▲9

   This is a simple PHP framework I built myself from scratch with minimal dependencies from composer. It has Autowiring DI and some simple routing provided by the Slim router. The code: https://github.com/cipher-code/phpframework

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   PhpEZ – A tiny PHP framework for shared LAMP hosting▲10

   I needed to make a tiny webapp backend to upload to shared LAMP hosting (they still exist, and I think they're fun despite us being well beyond 2005), but I couldn't face waiting for FTP to sync down however thousands files Laravel or similar frameworks need. So I made a tiny PHP framework that gets packaged into a single file. I'm using it for my own shady purposes, but I decided to put it on GitHub in case anyone else finds the approach useful. It has typed request/response handling, filesystem-based routing, object serialization, database models/schema generation, and a little…

   Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Webiik▲2

   PHP framework with only 1062 lines of code

   2019 · webiik.com · its alternatives →

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   Leaf 3▲116

   Simple and elegant PHP

   2021 · leafphp.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10PB
    PHP Best Practices, a short guide for common and confusing PHP tasks▲16

    phpbestpractices.org ist Ihre erste und beste Informationsquelle über phpbestpractices. Hier finden Sie auch weitere interessante Links. Wir hoffen, dass Sie bei Ihrer Suche erfolgreich sind!

    2012 · phpbestpractices.org · its alternatives →

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    Leaf PHP MVC Framework▲110

    Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.

    2019 · leafmvc.netlify.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PHP-fts – Full-text search engine in pure PHP, no extensions▲89

    A self-contained full-text search engine in pure PHP. No extensions, no dependencies. - olivier-ls/php-fts

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PHP does Meta Programming too▲45

    PHP does Meta Programming too! (Requires PHP 5.4). GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

    2011 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PHP framework with only 1062 LLOC▲8

    Webiik is small, yet powerful PHP framework.

    2019 · webiik.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Domain-Driven Design in PHP▲71

    Real examples written in PHP.

    2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ness PHP Framework▲1

    Do you need a web framework with zero configuration?

    2019 · nessphp.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dumbo – Hono inspired framework for PHP▲76

    Hey HN, I last PHP professionally over 15 years ago, and I loved it. I switched to Ruby on Rails, then Node/Go/React/GraphQL as there was a lot more demand for those roles. However, PHP is back! In true JavaScript fashion, I decided to learn PHP again by building a framework to put all the pieces together in my brain. I absolutely love Hono.dev, and decided to base the PHP framework on that. Dumbo isn't intended to compete with Laravel, Symphony or Slim, if anything, it's something people can use in production, but also contribute to and be used as a learning resource for…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The only PHP library you miss▲12

    Make your PHP arrays sweet'n'safe. Save your mental energy on type casting. - zakirullin/mess

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    RapDv▲71

    Low-code framework for creating web applications

    2022 · rapdv.com · its alternatives →

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    Laravel Framework▲38

    The PHP Framework for Web Artisans

    2023 · laravel.com · its alternatives →

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    Building a zero-latency WordPress front-end▲40

    Building a zero-latency WordPress front-end. Contribute to trambarhq/relaks-wordpress-example development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    H.php▲8

    H.php : The Minimalist PHP Framework!

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    I built a Code Generator for Laravel/PHP▲43

    Vemto is a complete Studio and Code Generator for Laravel/PHP. It can generate code for Models, Migrations, Views, Controllers, Form Requests, Factories, Seeders and much more. It comes too with a visual editor for database schema and applications forms.

    2021 · vemto.app · its alternatives →

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    PHPRunner▲6

    Build web applications, fast.

    2019 · xlinesoft.com · its alternatives →

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