Argora Foundry is a lightweight and extensible PHP boilerplate built to accelerate the development of modern control panels, SaaS platforms, and internal tools. Designed with developer productivity in mind, it combines a clean architecture, reusable components, and a ready-to-use user panel to help you launch faster—without compromising flexibility or quality.
- Modular Architecture – Organize your code effortlessly with a clear, scalable structure inspired by proven patterns.
- Built-in Control Panel – A modern and customizable UI template for managing users, settings, and services out of the box.
- SaaS-Ready – Includes essential SaaS features like user authentication, roles & permissions, usage tracking, and more.
- Modern Stack – Powered by PHP 8+, Slim 4 Framework, Twig templates, and Tabler UI for a clean frontend.
- Argora Spark API – A dedicated, extensible API layer for advanced logic, automation, and integration beyond basic CRUD, ideal for smart provisioning and external system hooks.
- Extensible – Designed to be extended with custom modules.
- SaaS startups launching fast without reinventing the wheel
- Developers building internal dashboards or admin panels
- Agencies delivering multiple client control panels from a common core
Argora Foundry is not a full-stack framework, but a focused foundation. It gives you the essentials—routing, user management, templates, modular structure—without locking you in. You stay in control of your stack, while we handle the heavy lifting.
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| Category | Package | Integrated |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | league/flysystem | ❌ |
| Cookies | consider [dflydev/dflydev-fig-cookies] | ❌ |
| Session | consider compwright/php-session | ❌ |
| Cache | pinga/cache or matthiasmullie/scrapbook | ❌ |
| Backup | PHPBU | ❌ |
| Payment | utopia-php/pay | ❌ |
| DB Audit | setbased/php-audit | ❌ |
| KYC | Ballerine | ❌ |
| Benchmark | eypsilon/MycroBench or phpbench/phpbench | ❌ |
To create a new project using Argora Foundry:
composer create-project argora/foundry your-project-name
cd your-project-name
cp env-sample .env
chmod -R 775 logs cache
chown -R www-data:www-data logs cacheConfigure your .env with database and app settings, and set your admin credentials in bin/create-admin-user.php.
php bin/install-db.php
php bin/create-admin-user.php
php -S localhost:8080 -t publicArgora Foundry is based on hezecom/slim-starter, an excellent Slim Framework 4 starter project by Hezekiah Omotsuebe.
We’ve extended and restructured it for SaaS platforms, admin panels, and modern boilerplate needs.