tinymvc / skeleton

v4.2.8 2026-10-21 06:35 UTC

Requires

• php: >=8.2
• tinymvc/tinycore: ^4.0

Suggests

• ext-curl: Required for the HTTP client.
• ext-fileinfo: Required for upload and file MIME detection.
• ext-gd: Required for image manipulation.
• ext-pdo_sqlite: Required when the database connection uses SQLite.
• ext-redis: Required for Redis cache, lock, session, and queue drivers.
• league/commonmark: Required to use Str::markdown() and Stringable::markdown() (^2.6).
• phpmailer/phpmailer: Required for sending emails (^6.9).
• ramsey/uuid: Required to use Str::uuid() (^4.7).
• voku/portable-ascii: Required to use on Str::slug() with non-english strings (^2.0).,

MIT

• Shahin Moyshan

• framework
• mvc
• php framework
• web framework
• tinymvc
• shahinmoyshan
• tinycore

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-10-27 10:08 UTC

README

TinyMVC / Spark (tinymvc/spark) is a custom minimalist MVC PHP framework for modern web applications.

This repository, tinymvc/skeleton, is its application starter. It provides the project structure, configuration, routes, and bootstrap files for a new application. Composer installs TinyCore (tinymvc/tinycore), the framework's core engine, under vendor/tinymvc/tinycore.

Framework Features

TinyMVC / Spark provides these features through its TinyCore package:

• MVC Architecture - Clean separation of concerns
• Lightning Fast - Minimal overhead, maximum performance
• Built-in ORM - Simple ActiveRecord implementation
• Routing System - RESTful routing with parameter binding
• Dependency Injection - Powerful IoC container
• Template Engine - Blade-Like Lightweight, Super Fast Template Engine
• Security First - CSRF protection, Throttling, input sanitization & validation
• Queue - Minimal Queue Jobs up-to 4 workers.
• Cache - Fast & Lightweight Caching System
• CLI Tools - Built-in development server and generator commands

Installation

Create a new application from the Skeleton starter with Composer:

composer create-project tinymvc/skeleton myapp

Start development server:

cd myapp

php spark serve

Production Note: Configure your web server to point to the /public directory.

Quick Start

<?php

use Spark\Facades\Route;

Route::get('welcome/{name}', function($name) {
    return "Welcome, $name!";
});

Documentation

Full documentation is available at: https://tinymvc.github.io

AI development

Use the TinyMVC Spark skill entry point for Spark-specific implementation and testing. It loads the full skill, topic references, application examples, and API lookup tool from the installed vendor/tinymvc/tinycore/skills/tinymvc-spark/ directory. The guidance stays with the installed framework version through normal Composer installs and updates; framework skill changes no longer require a Skeleton release.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please:

1. ⭐ Star the repository
2. 🐞 Report starter issues here
3. 🛠 Submit PRs following our contribution guidelines

For core framework issues or changes, use the TinyCore repository.

License

This application starter is open-source software licensed under the MIT License.