PHP frameworks offer solid extensible architecture, with features
that make source code programming easier by providing standard
templates, components and plug-ins. Most of these PHP frameworks are
supported by corporate or open source communities who offers solid Web
development support. CakePHP, Code Igniter and Zend are some of the most
popular PHP Training frameworks, with both advantages and disadvantages
depending on your PHP requirements.
Advanced PHP programmers need
more than basic source code for Web development projects. PHP frameworks
offer convenient short cuts to improve efficiency, functionality,
processing power and speed. Choose amongst different PHP frameworks
tailored to satisfy specific coding needs.
CakePHP specializes in
providing a strict, standardized extensible architecture for rapid
application development using common design patterns for
Model-View-Controller (MVC) and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM). CakePHP
is best for novices to MVC who want a solid foundation for PHP coding.
There
is a steep learning curve for CakePHP coding conventions, but many
claim it is well worth it. CakePHP also has slower processing power
measured in requests per second, compared to Code Igniter and Zend.
CakePHP
supports MVC, multiple databases, ORM, database objects, caching,
validation, Ajax and user authentication. CakePHP uses access control
security. A strong open source community provides feedback, as well as,
many useful components and plug-ins.
Code Igniter (CI) offers
better immediate usage and common tools that are well-documented. Key
advantages include compatibility, easy configuration and flexibility in
coding rules.
CI supports MVC, multiple databases, database
objects, templates, caching, validation and other modules. Code Igniter
uses more traditional coding conventions. In tests measuring requests
per second, the Code Igniter was considerably faster than either CakePHP
or Zend for a series of measurements.
One disadvantage for CI is the need to write PHP source code for the creation of a "session class" for security purposes.
The
Zend Framework (ZF) permits the growth of PHP programming with features
such as pre-packaged applications, assistance in reducing defects and
solutions tailored for different platforms (i.e. IBM, Linux and
Windows). Zend also helps with cloud computing.
Web developers
don't need to reinvent the wheel; be wise and reuse common PHP source
code tools. Zend offers added flexibility in PHP source code writing.
Zend supports MVC, multiple databases, database objects, caching,
validation and other modules. It is feature rich and has better support
due to corporate backing. Zend security is access control based. Zend
was in the middle between CakePHP and Code Igniter in processing speed
tests for requests per second.