Scalo PHP is a feature-rich Law Firm web template built on PHP 8.1 with a clean MVC architecture, Bootstrap 5, and MySQL database integration. It ships with 18 server-rendered pages, a filterable practice-area grid, an attorney team showcase, a blog module, an appointment booking system, all powered by PHP with PDO database abstraction and Composer autoloading — fully ready for shared hosting deployment.

Built for PHP developers delivering law firm and attorney websites where server-side rendering, dynamic content management, and database-backed functionality are required. The MVC structure separates routing, controllers, models, and view templates cleanly. PDO prepared statements protect every database query against SQL injection, and all user input is sanitised before output. No Node.js, no build step — deploy directly to any cPanel or Plesk host.

Everything in the Package

• 18 server-rendered PHP pages with MVC routing
• PHP 8.1 — named arguments, match expressions, and readonly properties
• MySQL database integration via PDO with prepared statements throughout
• Composer autoloading — PSR-4 class autoloading, no manual require chains
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive grid, mobile-first layout
• Appointment and contact forms with server-side validation, CSRF token protection, and PHPMailer SMTP integration
• Environment configuration via .env — DB credentials, SMTP settings, and app URL
• Full SQL schema dump included — import and run immediately
• Swiper carousels and WOW.js scroll animations on all pages
• Retina-ready, fully responsive from 320px to 1920px+
• Well documented — setup guide covering database import, .env configuration, and SMTP setup

MVC Architecture and File Structure

• Router: app/Router.php — maps URL paths to controller methods via regex route matching
• Controllers handle request logic and pass typed data arrays to view templates
• Models wrap PDO queries with typed return objects — swap MySQL for PostgreSQL by changing the DSN
• Views: templates/ directory with reusable partials — header.php, footer.php, navbar.php
• All user input sanitised with htmlspecialchars() before output and PDO bindings before DB queries
• CSRF tokens generated with bin2hex(random_bytes(32)) on form render, validated on POST
• Folder structure: app/Controllers/, app/Models/, app/Router.php, templates/, public/, config/, database/

All 18 Pages

• home-v1.php — v3 — Three distinct hero and legal practice showcase layouts
• about.php — Firm story and legal mission
• practice-area-grid.php — Corporate, family, criminal, and real estate law archive
• attorneys.php — Lawyer team profiles
• appointment.php — Consultation booking page
• blog.php — Legal insights and editorial content
• blog-single.php — Full article view
• contact.php — Contact form and enquiry

Key Features

• 18 Fully Designed HTML5 Pages across home, practice areas, attorneys, blog, and contact
• 3 Unique Home Layouts — distinct hero styles and legal practice showcase arrangements
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive, mobile-first grid system
• Practice Area Grid — corporate, family, criminal, and real estate law archive page
• Attorney Team — lawyer profile cards with specialism and contact details
• NiceSelect — custom-styled practice-area and service filter dropdowns
• ionRangeSlider — fee-range filtering for legal service browsing
• DatePicker — consultation and appointment date selection
• Slick Carousel — client testimonial and attorney highlight sliders
• Magnific Popup Lightbox — full-screen gallery and video popup
• Flaticon Icon Set — comprehensive icon library for legal UI
• Well Documented — step-by-step documentation for easy setup & customisation

Security

• PDO prepared statements on every database query — SQL injection not possible through the model layer
• CSRF tokens on all POST forms — validated server-side before processing
• htmlspecialchars() applied to all user-supplied output — XSS prevention throughout
• DB credentials, SMTP passwords, and secrets stored in .env — never committed to version control
• File upload validation — MIME type check, extension whitelist, and size limit enforced server-side

Use Cases

• Law Firms: Server-rendered, database-backed law firm and attorney site with no build step required
• PHP Developers: MVC architecture, PDO models, and Composer autoloading — extend without tech debt
• Shared Hosting Deployments: Pure PHP 8.1 — runs on any cPanel or Plesk host without Node.js or Docker
• Agencies: Dynamic content management via MySQL — update pages, practice areas, and blog from the database or admin panel

Credits and Dependencies

• PHP 8.1 — PHP License
• Bootstrap 5 — MIT License
• Composer — MIT License
• vlucas/phpdotenv — BSD-3 License
• PHPMailer — LGPL 2.1 License
• Slick — MIT License
• Magnific — MIT License
• Lightbox — MIT License
• ionRange — MIT License
• Font Awesome 6 — Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT
• Google Fonts — SIL Open Font License
• Demo images: Unsplash — Unsplash License (free for commercial use, no attribution required)
• Demo images: Freepik — Freepik License (free for commercial use with attribution)
• All demo images are for preview purposes only and are NOT included in the download.