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LiteRoute PHP Starter Kit

A lightweight PHP micro-framework starter with routing, templating, hive configuration, and ORM-lite — packaged as a deployable project with sample routes and a Brokie landing demo.

Developer framework, not a visual website theme. LiteRoute is PHP source code you run on a server — not a drag-and-drop HTML theme. This Brokie edition bundles upstream fatfree-core (GPL-3.0, bcosca/F3) with starter routes and documentation. Brokie does not claim authorship of the framework.

Read full overview View upstream on GitHub

URL routingMap HTTP verbs and paths to PHP closures or classes

Template engineRender .htm views with variables, includes, and loops

Hive & configKey-value store for request, session, and INI settings

ORM-liteSQL, Jig (JSON), and Mongo mappers in lib/

Live demo routes (after PHP setup)

cd package
php -S localhost:8080 index.php

http://localhost:8080/           # framework welcome
http://localhost:8080/demo       # Brokie landing template
http://localhost:8080/api/health # JSON smoke test

Route example

$f3->route('GET /demo', function ($f3) {
    $f3->set('tagline', 'Ship PHP apps fast.');
    $f3->set('content', 'landing.htm');
    echo View::instance()->render('landing-layout.htm');
});

Brokie edition — packaging included

Bundle lib/ fatfree-core included — no git submodule required.
Demo /demo Brokie landing page proves templates work.
API /api/health JSON endpoint for deployment checks.
Core fatfree-core 3.9.x with PHP 8.4/8.5 fixes from upstream.