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Zend or otherwise: Recommend me a framework.

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  • 08-02-2009 5:15pm
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    Evil Phil
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    So I've starting working with PHP in ernest and want a framework as a base for my web apps. So far I like Zend and its MVC implementation. Anyone got an alternative I should checkout before commiting?
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    Goodshape
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    I tried CakePHP and had a look at Zend before settling on CodeIgniter.

    Can't really comment too much on the others (though I've heard Zend is very good) but the CodeIgniter user guide is what won me over.


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    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    Codeigniter looks pretty good alright, and it supports php4. Is php5 generally available from hosting companies? Again I'm new to the php world.


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    forbairt
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    Main three or four as I see it would be

    Symfony
    Cake
    CodeIgniter
    Zend

    interesting comparison of the first 3 ..

    http://www.sellersrank.com/web-frameworks-benchmarking-results/


    (though I'm not sure how accurate it is)

    Personally I love the documentation from CodeIgniter ..

    Zend always seemed a bit bloated to me or maybe it was just the way I was using it.


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    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    I think for this project anyway, lightweight and fast is the priority. Plus I like the shorter learning curve of CI - reckon I'll go with that.


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