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Asked: 2026-05-13T15:09:03+00:00

I’m going to write a framework for my web projects in PHP. Please don’t

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I’m going to write a framework for my web projects in PHP.
Please don’t tell me about considering to use some existing framework (Cake, CodeIgniter, Symfony, etc.) – I have already had a look at them and decided to write one for myself.

The framework itself will mainly consist of a module system, a database handler and a template parser. (Many other things too, of course)

With module system I mean that every module has exactly one PHP file and one or more templates associated with it.
An example module would be modules/login.php that uses templates/login.tpl for its design.

These days everyone(?) is talking about the MVC (Model View Controller) concept and most of the existing frameworks use it, too.

So my questions are the following:

  • Is MVC really effective for a personal framework?
  • Would it be a bad idea to use a module system?
  • Did you ever write a framework for yourself? What are your experiences?
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    Is MVC really effective for a personal framework?

    Yes, it can be. Although, it might be a little overkill (which, is not necessarily a bad thing if you are trying to learn)

    Would it be a bad idea to use a module system?

    This is never a bad idea.

    Did you ever write a framework for yourself? What are your experiences?

    I wrote a common security framework for my group’s PHP applications when I was an intern. I learned alot, but the project as a whole might have benefited more from a pre-built solution.

    Of course, I wouldn’t have learned as much if I just installed a pre-built solution. So you always have to take that into account, especially for personal projects. Sometimes re-inventing the wheel is the only way you will learn something well.

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