Quellabs Canvas
Modern PHP framework with annotation routing, ObjectQuel ORM, and legacy integration. Modernize existing PHP apps incrementally without breaking what works.
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What is Quellabs Canvas?
A lightweight PHP framework built for real-world projects — especially the messy ones. Canvas drops into existing PHP codebases without forcing a rewrite, while giving new projects a clean, annotation-driven architecture with contextual dependency injection and a readable ORM.
Most frameworks assume a greenfield project. Canvas doesn't. Its legacy-first integration lets you wrap an existing PHP application and incrementally modernize — new routes handled by Canvas controllers, old .php files served through route fallthrough. No big bang migration required.
On top of that, Canvas ships with things you'd normally bolt on separately: aspect-oriented programming for cross-cutting concerns, a Qt-style signal/slot event system, cron-style task scheduling, and a visual debug inspector. All without the weight of a full-stack monolith.