PHP Web Frameworks Introduction
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This document provides an overview of various PHP web frameworks. It categorizes frameworks as Legacy (Zend, CakePHP, CodeIgniter), Next Generation (Symfony, Silex, Laravel), CMS (WordPress, Drupal), and Up and Comers (Phalcon, Yolo). For each framework, it briefly describes its key characteristics like community size, architecture, and features. The document aims to help people understand the different options available for PHP web development.
PHP Web Frameworks Introduction
- 2. Who Am I? Adam Englander [email protected] @adam_englander http://adamknowsstuff.com https://github.com/derptest โข DirectEdge Brands Director of Software Development โข Coupla CTO โข Founder/Organizer of Las Vegas PHP Users Group โข Co-Organizer of Las Vegas Developers Users Group โข #VegasTech Enthusiast
- 3. Overview In this presentation we will briefly touch on a variety of PHP Web Frameworks. They come in three categories: ๏ Legacy ๏ Next Generation ๏ CMS ๏ Up and Comers
- 4. Legacy Frameworks ๏ Zend Framework ๏ Cake PHP ๏ Code Igniter These frameworks are not heavily object oriented. Zend and Cake have large installed bases and large communities. Progress is slow.
- 5. Zend Framework ๏ Oldest large framework left ๏ Mostly a collection of libraries that are poorly coupled ๏ Sponsored by โThe PHP companyโ ๏ Large community ๏ Large installed base
- 6. Cake PHP ๏ True complete framework ๏ Provides tightly coupled components ๏ Has a number of code generators to help speed up development ๏ Large community ๏ Mostly modular ๏ Many modules available ๏ Trying to transition to a modern framework
- 7. Code Igniter ๏ Simple framework ๏ Barely object based ๏ Very little installed base remains ๏ Only had on release in the last year ๏ Poorly documented
- 8. Next Generation Frameworks ๏ Symfony ๏ Silex ๏ Laravel Modularized and heavily object oriented. All use dependency injection containers.
- 9. Symfony ๏ Core components used in all next generation frameworks as well as CMS platforms ๏ Highly modular for drop in functionality ๏ Spring based DIC ๏ Supports multiple ORMs ๏ Corporate sponsor ๏ Avid community
- 10. Silex ๏ Symfony components ๏ Easy to stand up quickly ๏ Somewhat middleware based ๏ Can get confusing with larger applications ๏ Fairly large number of pluggable components ๏ Simple callback based DIC
- 11. Laravel ๏ Symfony component based ๏ Full stack MVC ๏ Modularized for larger applications ๏ Easy message queue based integration ๏ ORM supports multiple RDMBS and NoSQL databases ๏ Active user base ๏ Corporate sponsorship
- 12. CMS ๏ WordPress ๏ Drupal PHP CMS systems drive a large amount of the internet and can be very useful if you need mostly content and few additional features.
- 13. WordPress ๏ Extensible CMS system ๏ Huge install base ๏ Large community ๏ Easy to start up ๏ Highly extensible within the framework ๏ Must extend within the framework ๏ Old school implementation and modules
- 14. Drupal ๏ Symfony components ๏ Complex Symfony DIC ๏ Highly extensible ๏ Highly customizable ๏ Large community ๏ Many modules available in the community ๏ Can get out of hand
- 15. Up and Comers ๏ Phalcon ๏ Yolo Up and comers are newer frameworks that show promise but have not been widely adopted.
- 16. Phalcon ๏ Inner working code is C ๏ Very fast ๏ Very specific ๏ Can be limiting
- 17. Yolo ๏ Middleware based framework ๏ Symfony components ๏ As simple or complex as you like ๏ A great alternative to writing your own framework without being constricted within a larger framework.