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I´m looking for a light and small mvc php framework to develop small and simples web apps, something lighter than ZF, Cake PHP or Symfony. Any suggestions?

Thanks

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Check out CodeIgniter...

CodeIgniter is a powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, built for PHP coders who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications. If you're a developer who lives in the real world of shared hosting accounts and clients with deadlines, and if you're tired of ponderously large and thoroughly undocumented frameworks CodeIgniter is right for you if...

  • You want a framework with a small footprint.
  • You need exceptional performance.
  • You need broad compatibility with standard hosting accounts that run a variety of PHP versions and configurations.
  • You want a framework that requires nearly zero configuration.
  • You want a framework that does not require you to use the command line.
  • You want a framework that does not require you to adhere to restrictive coding rules.
  • You are not interested in large-scale monolithic libraries like PEAR.
  • You do not want to be forced to learn a templating language (although a template parser is optionally available if you desire one).
  • You eschew complexity, favoring simple solutions.
  • You need clear, thorough documentation.
fire
I'm thinking in something even lighter than CodeIgniter, like a do it by yourself framework, but tested and with a comunity behind. Maybe a project like http://www.rapyd.com/support or http://wigbi.com.
hcentelles
CI is not truly php5 (which is the only modern php version) framework, because of a long tail of php4 hacks.
zerkms
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I just found Skinny MVC recently skinnymvc

this seems to be pretty good and about as small as it gets i think.

smugford
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What about kohana

zerkms
Kohana has pretty much kicked CI to the curb IMO but if the OP doesn't want CI then he doesn't want Kohana either. They are both comprable in the amount of complexity that they already bring to the table. Kohana just does it right.
aaronasterling
@aaronasterling: yeah, but i do not understand why kohana is not suitable for small projects. I use it even for one-page-one-form applications.
zerkms