6 Lightweight and flexible PHP CMS system

Anchor CMS

Just like its introduction says, Anchor have a very simple UI. The installation takes literally less than a minute. It Support Markdown Editor, custom field, multi languages and simple theming.

• License:open Source
• Server language:php 5.3.6+
• Database:mysql 5.2+
• Self-hosted:yes
• Support Plugins/extensions:yes

Pico CMS

Pico is another really simply CMS. It doesn ' t has a backend to edit (there are a plugin to enable that). It doesn ' t use database queries therefore making it super fast. It support Markdown formatting and twig templates.

• License:open Source
• Server language:php 5.2.4+
• Database:no. Flat file CMS.
• Self-hosted:yes
• Support Plugins/extensions:yes

Bolt

Bolt is a tool for Content Management, which strives to being as simple and straightforward as possible. It is the quick to set up, easy to configure, uses elegant templates, and above All:it's a joy to use. Bolt is created using modern Open Source libraries, and is the best suited to build sites in HTML5, with modern markup.

• License:open Source
• Server language:php 5.3.2+
• Database:yes. SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Self-hosted:yes
• Support Plugins/extensions:yes

Monstra

Monstra is a simple and light-weighted Content Management System written in php! Monstra has a good collection of plugins available to download.

• License:open Source
• Server language:php 5.2.3+
• Database:yes. SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Self-hosted:yes
• Support Plugins/extensions:yes. Plugin Repository

Wolf CMS

Wolfcms is slightly more advance than the rest. It has a great collection of plugins and IT support per page customization, flexible page content and reusable snippets.

• License:open Source
• Server language:php 5+
• Database:yes. SQLite, MySQL.
• Self-hosted:yes
• Support Plugins/extensions:yes. Plugin Repository

Pyrocms

Pyrocms is used by individuals, small & medium-sized businesses, and large organizations worldwide to easily create &A mp Build a variety of websites & web-enabled applications. It has multisite manager and powerful addons.

• License:open Source
• Server language:php
• Database:yes. SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Self-hosted:yes
• Support Plugins/extensions:no.

Kirby (Thanks Chris McCoy for sharing this CMS)

Kirby CMS is a easy-to-use, easy-to-setup and very flexible cms. No database setup, it uses flat file system. With its jQuery inspired API, it's easy-to-learn as well. It supports MarkDown syntax, templates, plugins and most importantly, good documentation.

• License:free to try. $ per website.
• Server language:php
• Database:no. File-based CMS.
• Self-hosted:yes
• Support Plugins/extensions:yes. Plugin Repo

6 Lightweight and flexible PHP CMS system