title: Small footprint php framework suggestions
body: <p>I'm working on a small project, where I'm using the codeigniter php framework, but find it's got a bit too much bloat for my purpose. </p>
  
  <p>Essentially I'd like something to make database interaction, sessions and validations simpler. MVC would be nice too. </p>
  
  <p>What I'm looking for is something that has 10 php files tops. 
  When I'm adding some php functionality to a mostly html site, something like CodeIgniter just doesn't fit the bill.</p>
  
  <p>Any suggestions ?</p>
  
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  <p><strong>edit:</strong></p>
  
  <p>I'm not looking for a templating engine. And Kohona is a bit bigger than necessary (for me - for my purpose).</p>
  
  <p>I came across <a href="http://www.elf-php.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">elf-php</a>, has anyone worked with that yet? IT looks like it has the essentials I'm looking for and some decent documentation. But this is just an impression.</p>
  
  <p>It's hard for me to tell what the Fari-MVC does without playing around with it. I could go through the code and see the annotation, but I haven't found much else for docs.</p>