diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
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+++ b/config/app.php
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+<?php
+
+return [
+    'name' => 'My Site',
+    'debug' => false,
+];
diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
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diff --git a/config/routes.php b/config/routes.php
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+++ b/config/routes.php
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+<?php
+
+return [
+	'GET' => [
+		'/'       => 'home.php',
+		'/about'  => 'about.php',
+	],
+	/* Some Examples
+	'POST' => [
+		'/contact' => 'contact.php',
+	],
+	'DELETE' => [
+		'/api/todo' => 'delete_todo.php',
+	],
+	 */
+];
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
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+++ b/index.php
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+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+define('ROOT', __DIR__);
+require ROOT . '/src/bootstrap.php';
+require ROOT . '/src/router.php';
diff --git a/server.sh b/server.sh
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+++ b/server.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HOST="${HOST:-127.0.0.1}"
+PORT="${PORT:-3333}"
+
+echo "Starting development server..."
+echo "URL: http://${HOST}:${PORT}"
+
+php -S "${HOST}:${PORT}" index.php
diff --git a/src/bootstrap.php b/src/bootstrap.php
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+++ b/src/bootstrap.php
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+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+// Add the helpers globally
+require_once ROOT . '/src/helpers.php';
diff --git a/src/database.php b/src/database.php
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diff --git a/src/helpers.php b/src/helpers.php
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+++ b/src/helpers.php
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+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+function escape_string(string $value): string
+{
+	return htmlspecialchars(
+		$value,
+		ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE,
+		'UTF-8'
+	);
+}
diff --git a/src/router.php b/src/router.php
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+++ b/src/router.php
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+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Parse request URI
+// Examples:
+// /           => /
+// /about      => /about
+// /about/     => /about
+// /about?id=1 => /about
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+$uri = parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ?? '/', PHP_URL_PATH);
+
+if (!is_string($uri)) {
+    http_response_code(400);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$uri = rtrim($uri, '/');
+$uri = $uri ?: '/';
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Request method
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+$method = strtoupper($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] ?? 'GET');
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Load route configuration
+// config/routes.php:
+// return [
+//     'GET' => [
+//         '/'      => 'home.php',
+//         '/about' => 'about.php',
+//     ],
+// ];
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+$routes = require ROOT . '/config/routes.php';
+
+if (!is_array($routes)) {
+    error_log('Router: routes.php must return an array');
+    http_response_code(500);
+    exit;
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Find matching route
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+$route = $routes[$method][$uri] ?? null;
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Base directory containing all page files
+// Every routed file MUST live inside this directory.
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+$base = realpath(ROOT . '/src/views/pages');
+
+if ($base === false) {
+    error_log('Router: pages directory not found');
+    http_response_code(500);
+    exit;
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Route not found
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if ($route === null) {
+    http_response_code(404);
+    $route = '404.php';
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Resolve requested file
+// realpath() converts:
+// home.php
+// ../home.php
+// ../../etc/passwd
+// into an absolute canonical path.
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+$real = realpath($base . '/' . $route);
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Path traversal protection
+// Only allow files that resolve inside:
+// src/views/pages/
+//
+// This blocks attempts such as:
+// ../../etc/passwd
+// ../../../secret.php
+// even if they somehow end up in the route table.
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if ($real === false || !str_starts_with($real, $base . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR)) {
+    error_log("Router: invalid route target [$route]");
+    http_response_code(403);
+    exit;
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Dispatch request
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+require $real;
diff --git a/src/views/pages/404.php b/src/views/pages/404.php
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diff --git a/src/views/pages/about.php b/src/views/pages/about.php
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+++ b/src/views/pages/about.php
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+<p>about</p>
diff --git a/src/views/pages/home.php b/src/views/pages/home.php
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+++ b/src/views/pages/home.php
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+<p>home</p>