PHP MVC

Open-source PHP projects categorized as MVC

MVC is a design pattern used to decouple user-interface (view), data (model), and application logic (controller). This pattern helps to achieve separation of concerns.

Top 23 PHP MVC Projects

  1. CakePHP

    CakePHP: The Rapid Development Framework for PHP - Official Repository

    Project mention: CakePHP 5.1.0 Released | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-09-20
  2. JetBrains

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  3. swoft

    πŸš€ PHP Microservice Full Coroutine Framework

  4. corcel

    Use WordPress backend with Laravel or any PHP application

  5. leaf

    🍁 Go from idea to launch with clean and elegant PHP that grows with you. The framework for makers (by leafsphp)

    Project mention: Build Your Next SaaS with PHP β€” In Hours, Not Days | dev.to | 2025-04-12

    We've been working on Leaf PHP, and building it into the perfect tool for makers and solo builders. If you’re looking to build fast and ship faster, Leaf might be the fastest way to launch your next SaaS β€” all with plain, elegant PHP that scales with you.

  6. Ubiquity

    Ubiquity framework

  7. laminas-mvc-skeleton

    Skeleton application for creating laminas-mvc based projects.

  8. PHP-MVC-REST-API

    A simple PHP MVC REST API framework with PHP 7.2 With routes and some tools to develop your API.

  9. Sevalla

    Deploy and host your apps and databases, now with $50 credit! Sevalla is the PaaS you have been looking for! Advanced deployment pipelines, usage-based pricing, preview apps, templates, human support by developers, and much more!

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  10. velox

    The minimal PHP micro-framework. (by MarwanAlsoltany)

  11. view

    Yii view rendering library (by yiisoft)

  12. Quantum PHP Project

    Quantum PHP Project

  13. Quantum PHP Framework (core)

    Quantum PHP Framework

    Project mention: What’s New in Quantum PHP Framework 2.9 Release | dev.to | 2025-01-11

    To get started or explore more, visit the Quantum PHP Core GitHub repository for the source code or check out the official Quantum PHP website for detailed documentation and resources.

  14. Luminosity

    A modern style blogging platform (by cmd05)

  15. framework

    🌸 PHP web development framewrok. Minimum tools to have a functional web application. https://t.me/webfiori (by WebFiori)

  16. bloxtor

    Bloxtor is a professional and intelligent framework to build web-apps, designed for No-Coders, Low-Coders, and Coders alike. It functions as a versatile code parser and converter, seamlessly transforming code into visual environments and visual components back into code.

    Project mention: Looking for Contributors for Bloxtor: A Free Open-Source Web App Framework | dev.to | 2024-10-16

    Feature Development: Contribute to the development of new features outlined in the TODOS.md.

  17. lightpack

    Performant PHP web framework with small footprint. (by lightpack)

  18. minimal-mvc

    A frugal and utilitarian PHP micro-framework with basic routing and templating capabilities

  19. mezon-application

    Simple class for creating applictions

  20. piko

    a PHP MVC Web micro framework

  21. basic-framework

    A Basic PHP MVC Framework - Documentation Included

  22. CandyPHP

    🍭 Candy PHP Framework

  23. PHP-Phone-Book

    PHP Phone Book (Apache HTTP Server - MySQL database, PDO Connection - OOP - MVC - Twig template engine - Bootstrap) - Licensed MIT

  24. Swidly-MVC-Framework

    'Not Another' PHP MVC

  25. PHP-MVC-Framework

    A Light MVC framework for PHP projects

  26. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source MVC projects in PHP? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 CakePHP 8,753
2 swoft 5,566
3 corcel 4,764
4 leaf 1,244
5 Ubiquity 697
6 laminas-mvc-skeleton 181
7 PHP-MVC-REST-API 151
8 velox 58
9 view 56
10 Quantum PHP Project 44
11 Quantum PHP Framework (core) 30
12 Luminosity 28
13 framework 21
14 bloxtor 20
15 lightpack 20
16 minimal-mvc 17
17 mezon-application 8
18 piko 8
19 basic-framework 6
20 CandyPHP 5
21 PHP-Phone-Book 5
22 Swidly-MVC-Framework 3
23 PHP-MVC-Framework 3

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