Kohana is an elegant swift HMVC PHP framework built using PHP5, it provides a rich set of components for building web applications. Very little configuration required in this framework, it fully supports UTF-8 and i18n, and provides many of the tools that a developer needs within a highly flexible system. The integrated class auto-loading, cascading filesystem, highly consistent API, and easy integration with vendor libraries make it viable for any project, large or small.

Features of Kohana:
- Strict PHP5 OOP
- Simple database abstraction using SQL helpers
- Multiple session drivers (native, database, and cookie)
- Powerful event handler allows small modifications dynamically
- Originally based on CodeIgniter
- Highly secure
- Extremely lightweight
- Short learning curve
- Uses the MVC pattern
- 100% UTF-8 compatible
- Loosely coupled architecture
- Extremely easy to extend

Requirements:
- PHP 5 or Higher

What's New in This Version:
- API error in Request::render().
- Session read errors not properly ignored.
- Request should account for custom methods.