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Trying to learn about PHP frameworks

A recent discussion on PHP frameworks on the PHP mailing list got me thinking about how I could use them to rewrite some of my DB projects. I looked into a few of the frameworks brought up in the discussion, and they look interesting. The frameworks I picked up on were the MVC (model-view-controller) types, which reminded me of the event-based OO programming style of Objective-C on NeXTStep.
They also made me realize that I’d really be pushing my meager programming skills to the edge trying to figure out how these things work and how to use them. It’s also going to take me a good bit of time to learn them too, which is something that always seems to be in short supply these days.
Well, add one more thing to my ever growing list of things to learn 🙂
Couple of useful articles I stumbled upon over at ONLamp.com that might help me get started.
Understanding MVC in PHP
Implementing MVC in PHP: The Controller
Implementing MVC in PHP: The View
Implementing MVC in PHP: The Model
A list of different PHP frameworks: MVC Frameworks Written in PHP
WASP looks interesting.

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4 Replies to “Trying to learn about PHP frameworks”

  1. Ahhh, MVC frameworks in PHP. I spent a lot of time a couple of years ago checking out MVC frameworks for PHP. There weren’t a lot, and I found them to be immature and lacking. I tried Phrame, php.MVC, and Ambivalence. Of those three, I found php.MVC the most promising, but the documentation sucked and I abandoned it.
    Personally, I’d think twice before venturing into MVC with PHP. You might just want to take the plunge to Java or .NET, the time might be better spent.

  2. One of the frameworks I’ve been looking at is Zoop (http://zoopframework.com/), which looks kind of interesting. The GuiControls thing it has looks neat, and it has client and server-side validation built in. Documentation is a little bit lacking though.
    One of the programmer dudes over in IS took a project I prototyped in PHP and implemented it as a JSP app, so that’s another option I have kicking around in the back of my head.

  4. Speaking as an ex-Java programmer, spending time on Java or .NET is probably not your best bet at this point. Momentum is moving toward dynamic languages these days – Ruby, PHP, Python, etc. MVC was written for those older languages but it’s the one good thing worth keeping. Stay the course, man.

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