Posted by Erwin Moller on 10/13/06 08:29

Robert wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm new to php - are there any listings of web server frameworks out
> there? I'd like to know which ones have the most use and have proven
> themselves at least somewhat.
>
> I'm looking for something in php that'd give the business logic
> modelling and templating that you'd get, say, from Java servlets +
> Freemarker.
>
> thanks,
> Robb

Hi Robb,

If you are new to PHP, it might make sense to first learn PHP itself before
jumping into a framework. IMHO many frameworks give you a good start, but
if you miss understanding of the underlying language, you'll hit your head
many times.
If you get familiar with PHP, you can develop your own
classes/functionlibs/etc yourself. Many good classes are out there (PEAR
eg) for you to use. Personally I find it much more satisfying to write my
own stuff and plug in classes where I need them.

As you can hear, I am not a big fan of frameworks. :P
Anyway, Cake is a PHP framework based on the much appraised Ruby-on-Rails
framework:
http://cakephp.org

From their homepage:
-----------------------------------
Cake is a rapid development framework for PHP which uses commonly known
design patterns like ActiveRecord, Association Data Mapping, Front
Controller and MVC. Our primary goal is to provide a structured framework
that enables PHP users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web
applications, without any loss to flexibility.
-----------------------------------

Good luck!

Regards,
Erwin Moller

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