super lightweight framework alternatives?

[eluser]bretticus[/eluser]
Keep in mind, it's really not that hard to develop a custom MVC framework. See these sites for examples:

http://www.phpro.org/tutorials/Model-Vie...r-MVC.html

http://anantgarg.com/2009/03/13/write-yo...rk-part-1/

http://develturk.com/2009/04/24/writing-...ry-loader/

However, with CI, you only give up about 2 MB (delete the user-guide.) And only a few core files are opened for any given page load (besides the ones you open.) That being said, CI is already pretty lightweight. All the helpers, libraries, etc that come with it are only loaded by you (if you need them.)

Cheers!