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Need your opinion of PHP frameworks

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:46 pm
by drabina
I am starting to rewrite my personal web site in PHP. I would like to save myself as much work as possible and that's why I am looking at utilizing PHP framework. I have downloaded and went thru the tutorial for CakePHP and I can understand how it works (I guess because I am working with .NET framework on a daily basis). My question is, given the frameworks listed below, which one would you recommend for a small project like personal website? All I need is user authentication, blog, gallery (db driven) and contact me page.

Here is a list of frameworks that I am considering:
1. Symfony
2. CakePHP
3. Codeingniter
4. PHP on Trax
5. Prado

I am asking for your opinion because I have picked CakePHP and then searched this forum just to find posts saying that it is the slowest framework, etc. Speed is important but ease of use and programming is number one for me.

Thanks.

Re: Need your opinion of PHP frameworks

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:50 am
by onion2k
You should add Zend Framework to that list. I'm not recommending it, I'm just pointing out it's an obvious ommission.

Re: Need your opinion of PHP frameworks

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:57 pm
by drabina
I guess since nobody was able to recommend one framework over another (or at least say why he/she would choose one), I have picked CodeIgniter to rewrite my personal web site in.

Hopefully everything will go smoothly...

Re: Need your opinion of PHP frameworks

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:11 pm
by alex.barylski
No one suggested one or another because we all pretty much agree to disagree on what frameworks are best. :P

They all have their strengths and weaknesses I'm sure but for me personally, there is to much bloat and complexity or abstraction so I chose to develop my own -- which is a popular choice for a lot of developers.

Re: Need your opinion of PHP frameworks

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:25 am
by drabina
I understand that if we have now 10+ frameworks, it becomes not an easy choice to choose one. I have stated that I need it to rewrite my personal web site so I am not going to be writing my own framework. I just thought some of you might have use one and would let me know based on your experience which framework you chosen and why.