zengo

A minimalist PHP framework.

PHP 8.3+ · Actively Maintained
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Built on a minimalist core and supported by a rigorous architecture, this framework rejects implicit magic, ensuring every line of code is clear and predictable. It's not just a PHP framework for developers; it's a new paradigm born for collaborative reading between humans and AI.

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Built for Structure

01 Service Container App::mysql() · App::cache() · App::config()
02 i18n Built-in Translation · __('key')
03 Security XSS Filtering · BCRYPT · Prepared Statements
04 Extensibility Hook System · Plugin Architecture
05 View Pure PHP Templates · Widget Components
06 Content Model Dynamic Fields · Zero-Code Content CRUD
07 Multi-Site CNAME Routing · One Codebase, Many Domains
08 UI Kit zostyle · Self-Built, No Bootstrap/Tailwind
09 AI-Native Structured .md Docs · Built for LLM Pair-Programming
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Built For This. And Not For That.

Projects

  • 01Content-driven sites — marketing pages, portals, brand clusters
  • 02Admin panels & internal business tools
  • 03Multi-site platforms on one shared codebase
  • 04Plugin-extensible products & franchise systems
  • 05Lightweight API backends for apps & mini-programs

Developers

  • 01Solo builders & small teams who ship without a build pipeline
  • 02Developers pairing with AI coding agents
  • 03Engineers who prefer explicit code over ORM magic
  • 04Teams who want to own their full stack, no lock-in

Not a Fit

  • 01You need a large ecosystem of ready-made packages
  • 02You want a built-in ORM, queue and CLI scaffolding
  • 03Your team hires for a mainstream framework
  • 04Your stack is not PHP
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Built With zengo

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Recommended Toolkit

01 AI Pair Programming

Claude Code

zengo ships with structured .md conventions written for an AI agent to read directly — no tribal knowledge required.

02 Editor

VS Code

No bundler, no build step — open the folder and start writing PHP.

03 Local Environment

EServer

One-click Nginx + PHP + MySQL + Redis stack for macOS and Windows.

04 Edge & DNS

Cloudflare

Free CDN and DNS layer that pairs naturally with zengo's CNAME multi-site routing.

05 Version Control

Git & GitHub

Where the code lives — plain PHP files, no build artifacts to track or ignore.

06 Typography

Google Fonts

Inter, Sora, and JetBrains Mono — the exact type this page is set in.

07 Browser

Chrome

Primary target for CSS Houdini — the glow effects in zostyle need it to run at full fidelity.

08 Web3 Wallet

MetaMask

Token-based auth extends naturally to wallet login for crypto-facing builds.

07 — Get Started

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MIT Licensed · Open Source · Built for Production

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