TekDek Documentation Site — PHP Framework

Built by Talos (Technical Coder, TekDek).

Structure

public/
├── index.php          — Main router (all requests)
├── config.php         — Menu structure, site settings, content mapping
├── .htaccess          — Apache URL rewriting
├── includes/
│   ├── top.php        — HTML head, header, navigation
│   ├── bottom.php     — Footer, closing tags
│   ├── menu.php       — Navigation renderer (config-driven)
│   └── functions.php  — Markdown renderer, utilities
├── pages/
│   ├── home.php       — Landing page with card grid
│   ├── about.php      — Vision & Strategy
│   ├── projects.php   — Active projects
│   ├── tools.php      — Tools & Tech stack
│   ├── team.php       — Links to team.html
│   ├── decisions.php  — Decision checklist
│   └── 404.php        — Error page
├── css/
│   ├── base.css       — Colors, typography, resets
│   ├── components.css — Header, nav, cards, buttons, footer
│   └── responsive.css — Mobile/tablet breakpoints
├── js/
│   └── main.js        — Mobile menu toggle
├── content/           — Drop .md files here for auto-rendering
└── assets/            — Images, icons

Setup

Point Apache/Nginx document root to public/
Ensure mod_rewrite is enabled (Apache)
Adjust SITE_BASE_URL in config.php if not at root

Nginx Alternative

location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}

How It Works

Routing: All URLs go through index.php → matches slug against $MENU in config.php → loads pages/{slug}.php
Content: Pages can embed HTML directly or call load_content('slug') to render a markdown file from content/
Navigation: Rendered automatically from $MENU config — add/remove pages by editing one array
Markdown: Built-in renderer (no Composer, no dependencies) — supports headings, lists, code blocks, links, images, bold, italic, blockquotes
404: Unknown slugs get a clean 404 page

Adding a Page

Add entry to $MENU in config.php
Optionally add content mapping in $CONTENT_MAP
Create pages/{slug}.php (or just drop a .md file in content/)

For Icarus (CSS)

The CSS files are ready for customization:

base.css — CSS variables at :root, override colors/fonts here
components.css — All component styles, well-commented
responsive.css — Breakpoints at 768px and 480px

Dark theme variables are already set. The framework uses semantic class names throughout.

Requirements

PHP 7.4+
Apache with mod_rewrite (or Nginx with try_files)
No Composer, no external dependencies