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I currently do a lot of work in PHP, and although it isn't my favorite language to work with (braindead built-in library, for one), it's hard to argue with the

I currently do a lot of work in PHP, and although it isn't my favorite language to work with (braindead built-in library, for one), it's hard to argue with the results we get. For the good of your soul, use a framework. We currently like Zend Framework, but I've heard good things about CakePHP and Symfony. If you stick with the framework and follow a sane MVC strategy you'll fix most of the problems you'll have using PHP as an HTML templating language.

noodle 18y ago
i prefer codeigniter as a good php framework. benchmarks: http://tinyurl.com/5dcjzd http://tinyurl.com/5dcjzd
- jdavid 18y ago
  when i was looking at CI, it looked pretty neat, but it was based strongly on the mysql strategy.
god 18y ago
We build quite big systems (many years of manpower) on top of Linux, Apache, MySql and PHP and we are very happy and successful with it. We develop our own framework.
wenbert 18y ago
I would recommend Zend Framework. I have had issues with Code Igniter. All the workarounds and unexpected stuff frustrated me - I think not only me but other users as well - that is why I think there is a fork: http://kohanaphp.org http://kohanaphp.org ... By the looks of it, I would recommend Kohana instead of Code Igniter. Either way, I am not so sure about the future of CI. That is why I choose Zend Framework.
- slater 18y ago
  that site seems to be under construction...?
- neovive 18y ago
  The proper link to the KohanaPHP project is: http://kohanaphp.com http://kohanaphp.com. I've been using Kohana for the past few months and it is major improvement over other PHP MVC frameworks. It utilizes the OOP functionality in PHP5 to make structured PHP web development much easier and elegant. If you are looking for a new PHP framework, you should definitely consider Kohana. You could even integrate with Zend Framework classes if needed.

noodle 18y ago

i prefer codeigniter as a good php framework. benchmarks: http://tinyurl.com/5dcjzd http://tinyurl.com/5dcjzd

jdavid 18y ago
when i was looking at CI, it looked pretty neat, but it was based strongly on the mysql strategy.

god 18y ago

We build quite big systems (many years of manpower) on top of Linux, Apache, MySql and PHP and we are very happy and successful with it. We develop our own framework.

wenbert 18y ago

I would recommend Zend Framework. I have had issues with Code Igniter. All the workarounds and unexpected stuff frustrated me - I think not only me but other users as well - that is why I think there is a fork: http://kohanaphp.org http://kohanaphp.org ... By the looks of it, I would recommend Kohana instead of Code Igniter. Either way, I am not so sure about the future of CI. That is why I choose Zend Framework.

slater 18y ago
that site seems to be under construction...?
neovive 18y ago
The proper link to the KohanaPHP project is: http://kohanaphp.com http://kohanaphp.com. I've been using Kohana for the past few months and it is major improvement over other PHP MVC frameworks. It utilizes the OOP functionality in PHP5 to make structured PHP web development much easier and elegant. If you are looking for a new PHP framework, you should definitely consider Kohana. You could even integrate with Zend Framework classes if needed.