Loom

Pragmatic Zero Magic

Service bindings, routes, and middleware are declared in code you own. Dependencies arrive through constructors — not global static state. No “where does this come from?” archaeology.

What you get

File-native content

Pages as .vlt or .md with YAML frontmatter. Versionable in Git. No database required for a content site.

ORM & query builder

Relationships, eager/lazy loading, casts, soft deletes, scopes. Fluent SQL with joins, pagination, upsert. Schema builder and migrations.

Multi-tenancy

Host, path, or callback resolvers. Content, views, storage, cache, sessions, and database all scope per tenant. CLI: --tenant=, --all-tenants, batched migrations.

Modules

Manifest-driven plugins with semver dependencies and topological load order. Modules register routes, views, config, and CLI commands.

HTTP stack

Named routes, groups, middleware pipelines. CSRF, sessions, rate limiting, ETag caching. Blade-like views with layouts and partials.

Jobs & schedule

Database-backed queue with retry and deduplication. Cron-style scheduler via CLI or optional web endpoint.

CLI

20+ commands: serve, migrate, modules, cache, page index, scaffolding, diagnostics.

Cache & logs

File, Redis, or APCu with tag invalidation. PSR-3 logging with daily rotation.

Install

git clone https://github.com/anvyr/loom.git
cd loom
./install.sh
./loom serve

Open http://localhost:8000. Optional: SQLite, MySQL, or PostgreSQL. Extensions: pdo, mbstring, json, openssl (plus curl / redis / apcu when you need them).

Not this

• Not a CMS out of the box — Folio is the publishing product on Loom.
• Not Laravel-compatible APIs. Own the stack or own nothing.
• Not “compatible with PHP 7 forever.” We track current PHP and drop legacy detours early.

Source: github.com/anvyr/loom