Flextype
Flat-file content management system written in PHP that stores content as files and offers a built-in REST API.
awilum.github.io/flextyperepositorydocs
Flextype is a content management system that keeps its content in flat files instead of a relational database. The what-is page describes it as a hybrid CMS with a REST API for headless use. It is written in PHP and builds on the Slim framework.
Installation is a download of the release, unzipped and uploaded to a web host, as the installation page describes. It runs on a web server through PHP, not as a long-running process.
Worth knowing
The latest release on the repository is labeled alpha.
Identity
- Status
- Active
- Maintainer
- Sergey Romanenko3
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Per request5
- Install with
- download7
Releases
- Last release
- 2022-11-198
Adoption
- GitHub stars
- 5881
Sources
- 2026-10-20: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
github.com/flextype/flextype - 2026-10-20: links
awilum.github.io/flextype/documentation/ - 2026-10-20: Maintainer
github.com/flextype/flextype/blob/1.x/LICENSE.txt - 2026-10-20: Categories, Built on, Content storage
awilum.github.io/flextype/documentation/getting-started/what-is-flextype/ - 2026-10-20: Runtime, Minimum runtime, Runs as
awilum.github.io/flextype/documentation/getting-started/requirements/ - 2026-10-20: Content API
awilum.github.io/flextype/ - 2026-10-20: Install with
awilum.github.io/flextype/documentation/getting-started/installation/ - 2026-10-20: Last release
github.com/flextype/flextype/releases