Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
Before choosing a framework, is there a particular reason why you're choosing PHP? There are plenty of languages that feel more modern, are arguably more fun, are easier to learn and faster to program with.
Back on topic. Choose a framework that doesn't place too many constrains around you. Don't choose a framework that forces you to use a particular storage system or if it even "suggests" that you should use one over the other. Simply put, choose the best tool for the job. I haven't used many PHP frameworks, outside of the PHP world my choices are Express (JavaScript) and Sinatra (Ruby).