I've been working on a modern PHP application framework over the past few months and recently reached a point where I'm comfortable sharing it with the community. The original goal wasn't to create "another Laravel replacement (to be honest, I'm a huge fan of the Laravel framework)." It started as a personal project because I wanted a framework that embraced modern PHP features while keeping the architecture straightforward and predictable. Some of the design goals were: * PHP 8.5+ only * Strong typing throughout * Dependency Injection by default * Attribute-based routing * Middleware pipeline * Twig integration * Built-in authentication, rate limiting and CSRF protection * Minimal configuration * No magic where it isn't needed Building it taught me a lot about things that are easy to take for granted in mature frameworks—dependency injection, routing, middleware ordering, request lifecycles, session handling, and security features all become much more interesting when you have to implement them yourself. I'm not claiming this framework is "better" than Laravel or Symfony. Those are fantastic projects with years of engineering behind them, but Laravel as example, is to heavy for the majority of PHP based web applications. My goal was to explore a different set of trade-offs: simplicity, readability, and modern PHP without carrying decades of legacy decisions. I'd also genuinely appreciate feedback from experienced PHP developers. * Is there anything in the architecture that immediately raises concerns? * Are there features you'd consider essential before trying a new framework? * What would make you choose a smaller framework over the established ones? I'm happy to answer any technical questions about the implementation.

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How does Beacon handle long-term support and version upgrades, especially for apps that have been running on it for a few years?

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How does Beacon handle long term support and updates, especially when newer PHP versions drop and legacy codebases still depend on older ones?

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A modern PHP framework for maintainable web applications

A modern PHP framework for maintainable web applications