# trongate/trongate-framework

The Trongate PHP framework

Repository: https://github.com/trongate/trongate-framework
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/trongate-framework
Homepage: https://trongate.io
Language: PHP
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-31T17:56:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2577, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 467, "gap_med": 157, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1149, forks 105 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:08.104825+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, templating, routing, orm, css-framework, form-handling
- domain: web-development, backend, frontend
- platform: php, windows
- tags: zero-dependency, no-composer, mysql, mariadb, native-php, modular-architecture, web-server, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- trongate/trongate-framework (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:08.104825+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:33:47.237164+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/trongate/trongate-framework (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:08.104825+00:00, sha 6094e7984e8f)
  - homepage: https://trongate.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:38:49.140165+00:00, sha 8b08df517b18)
  - site_page: https://trongate.io/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T12:38:49.152008+00:00, sha fc89a9f62a57)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.