While "Lite" is in the name, the system packs surprising depth.

Unlike traditional CMS platforms that interact with MySQL or PostgreSQL, mvcms-lite utilizes a Flat-File ORM (Object-Relational Mapper).

Example Data Structure (content/posts/welcome.md):

---
title: Welcome to mvcms-lite
date: 2023-10-27
layout: post
tags: [php, architecture]
---
# Hello World
This is the body content rendered from Markdown.

To squeeze every drop of speed out of MySQL:

Unlike bloated CMS drag-and-drop builders, MVCMS-Lite assumes you know HTML. Here is how you build a "Products" page.

mvcms-lite is built on the fundamental principle that the directory structure is the architecture. The system is divided into three distinct pillars corresponding to the MVC pattern.