About Framex

Hi, I am Thanos. I have been involved with computers, hardware, and practical IT work since 1995. Framex is a small PHP project I built and refined through real use, mostly for fast static pages, custom CSS experiments, presentations, API-driven pages, and lightweight content sites.

Why this project exists

Framex is built around one simple idea: a website should be easy to understand from its files.

Routes map to files in app/views, templates live in templates, public assets live in public, and styling is handled through Tailwind CSS 4 or any CSS approach you prefer. There is no heavy framework layer to learn before you can build a page.

What it is good for

Static websites that need clean URLs and reusable templates.
Markdown documentation with automatic typography and dark-mode support.
Small business websites where speed and maintainability matter.
Custom landing pages with modern Tailwind components.
API-powered pages when you need PHP logic without a large framework.
Presentations and prototypes that should stay portable and simple.

Design goals

Framex tries to stay:

Lightweight: only the pieces needed to render pages clearly.
Fast: no unnecessary runtime complexity.
Readable: routes, views, templates, and assets are easy to find.
Flexible: use PHP views, Markdown views, Tailwind CSS, or plain CSS.
Practical: built for developers who want to ship pages without ceremony.

How pages work

A URL such as /about resolves to a file like:

app/views/about/index.md

A URL such as /demo/blog-post resolves to:

app/views/demo/blog-post.php

Markdown pages are automatically parsed and styled. PHP pages can use custom markup, arrays, loops, metadata, and reusable helpers.

Usage

You can use, extend, modify, reduce, or rebuild this project for personal and commercial work. Treat it as a starting point, not a locked system.

Good next steps:

Read the documentation.
Explore the demo pages.
Create a new PHP view in app/views.
Create a new Markdown page with index.md.
Rebuild CSS with npm run build:css when you add new Tailwind classes.

Disclaimer

This is a personal project shared for developers and people who understand how to work with PHP projects. I have used it for years without issues, but you are responsible for how you use it, modify it, deploy it, and secure it.

Use it carefully, make backups, and review the code before using it in production.

❤️ Enjoy building.

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