PHP MVC Framework for 2026

Modern PHP starter with auth, admin, installer and updater.

Composer-powered MVC structure, Twig, Tailwind, Alpine, MySQL, DB sessions, CSRF, validation, migrations, roles, admin settings, development debug panel, logging, installer, and updater.

Environment
DEVELOPMENT
PHP
8.5.9
Homepage mode
landing
Registration
Enabled

Enabled addons

Announcements Center
Announcements Center addon package for Castlegem CoreMVC.
Changelog Viewer
Displays a project changelog page from a local markdown-like text file.
Dark Mode Switch
Simple client-side dark mode toggle placeholder.
Dashboard Welcome Widget
Adds a dashboard widget through the plugin hook system.
Quick Notes
Provides a personal notes page stored in the database for quick admin/user notes.
SEO Meta Defaults
Provide basic fallback meta tags for public pages.
Support Links
Adds a support links page with helpful project/admin resources.
System Health
Shows a simple platform health/status page with environment and queue indicators.
Teams
Teams addon package for Castlegem CoreMVC.