7x Primer

7x Primer Framework (v1.5) is a PHP 8.x-compatible continuation of the symfony 1.4 MVC web application framework. It provides:

A Model-View-Controller architecture with clean separation of concerns
Convention-over-configuration — a predictable directory layout that removes boilerplate
sfPatternRouting — a flexible URL routing engine with named routes, parameters, and requirements
Action pipeline — executeActionName() methods dispatch HTTP requests through configurable pre/post filters to typed PHP template files
symfony1-style autoloading via sfCoreAutoload — every class in lib/ is available on demand
Composer integration (new in 1.5) — vendor/autoload.php coexists with sfCoreAutoload via PHP's spl_autoload stack, giving access to the full Packagist ecosystem
ORM integration — sfDoctrinePlugin and sfPropelPlugin remain fully functional for database-backed applications
Lime test framework — a TAP-based unit and functional test suite with 600+ t