Welcome to the new release (version 3.2) of the GridPHP Framework. There are many updates in this version that we hope you will like. The following are some of the key highlights.
- Modern Lightweight UI & Editing Drawer
- CI-Starter Composer Project
- Modern Database Editor Demo
- OpenAI Compatible BYOK for AI Assistant
- More Generous Free Version
- Performance Optimizations & Several Updates
Modern UI & Editing Drawer: New Lightweight UI with master-detail grid & configurable add/edit/view dialog to show in center popup or as right slide drawer.

CI-Starter Composer Project: To quickly start a new CI4 project with GridPHP, use following composer command. Complete details available in this documentation section.
composer create-project gridphp/ci4-starter my-app

Modern Database Editor Demo: This demo comes with the package, located in apps/database editor. You can also check it live here.

BYOK (Bring your own Key) for AI Assistant:
You can configure your own OpenAI /v1/chat/completions compatible API key and endpoint directly in config.php. This is useful for using your own OpenAI account, Azure OpenAI, or any /v1/chat/completions-compatible provider. More details available in the documentation.
// OpenAI /v1/chat/completions compatible API
define("AI_ENDPOINT", "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions");
define("AI_MODEL", "gpt-4o-mini");
define("AI_APIKEY", "sk-...");
More Generous Free Version:
Commercial use allowed along with many features. Comes with 14-day full features so users can test the full power of the product. After that free version will keep working for free features forever. Complete features comparison is shown on license page.
Other Updates & Optimizations:
- Form Dialog Positions: Center or Right Drawer.
- Lazy load dropdown for large dropdown datasets, only load when you type.
- Toast display for message notices, no extra config needed.
- First-load datagrid speed optimization, structure comes with data now for the first call.
- PHPv8.4 Support, Performance & Security fixes.
Next Actions:
- Download Free version with commercial use allowed
- Buy Full version with full features for you production apps
- Active subscription customers can Upgrade to latest for free