trongate/trongate-framework

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Trongate is a zero-dependency PHP framework for building web applications, bundling its own CSS and JavaScript libraries (Trongate CSS and Trongate MX). It uses a simple module-based architecture with controllers and views, requiring only PHP 8+ and MySQL/MariaDB.

Use cases

• build a php web application without composer dependencies
• create modular mvc-style web apps in native php
• build interactive web pages with minimal javascript
• rapidly prototype full-stack php apps with built-in css
• learn php web development with a simple framework

When to choose

• you want a lightweight, zero-dependency php framework with no composer
• you prefer native php simplicity over heavy frameworks like laravel or symfony
• you need a full-stack framework including css and js libraries out of the box
• you are building mysql/mariadb-backed web apps on shared or simple hosting

When to avoid

• you need a large ecosystem of third-party packages and composer tooling
• you require async php or advanced orm features
• your stack uses databases other than mysql or mariadb
• you need a framework with extensive enterprise adoption and community packages

Facets

framework · maturity active

web-framework templating routing orm css-framework form-handling web-development backend frontend php windows zero-dependency no-composer mysql mariadb native-php modular-architecture web-server linux macos

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