Top 5 php framework
- 2. 1. Laravel
- 3. PRO's of Laravel . A Organize files and code · Rapid application development · MVC architecture (and PHP7) · Unit testing (FAST on HHVM) · Best documentation of any · High level of abstraction · Overloading capabilities using dynamic methods · Tons of out of the box functionality · payment integration with stripe · very strong encryption packages · ORM
- 4. CON's of Laravel · Does NOT work on Shared hosting plans · Does Many queries on your database
- 5. 2. Phalcon
- 6. PRO's of Phalcon Blazing fast with low overheads Auto loading Unique in that it is based as a C-extension VERY good Security features built-in Lots of documentation Developer friendly
- 7. PRO's of Phalcon Not as open source as Laravel Bugs need waiting to be patches by developers of Phalcon Does not work with HHVM
- 8. 3. Symfony
- 9. PRO's of Symfony High performance, due to byte code caching Stable Well documented, maintained, and supported Very good support and is very mature
- 10. CON's of Symfony · While the documentation is good, there is a steep learning curve. · Companies are moving to MVC Framework architectures and Symfony2 does not support MVC.
- 11. 4. Codeigniter
- 12. PRO's of Codeigniter Very developer friendly Doesn't need any special dependencies or supports Ability to use normal web hosting services well, using standard databases such as MySQL Outperforms most other frameworks (non MVC) Good documentation and LTS (Long Term Support)
- 13. CON's of Codeigniter No namespace's, however this can speed up Not as friendly towards unit testing as others Few libraries that are built inside the framework
- 14. 5. Cakephp
- 15. PRO's of Cakephp Modern framework · Supports PHP 5.5+ Scaff holding system and Fast builds Very good for commercial web applications (MIT License) Database Access, Caching, Validation, Authentication, are built in Extensive safekeeping tools include cross site scripting prevention, SQL Injection prevention, CSRF, and Form Validation
- 16. CON's of Cakephp Good Documentation Actively developed Not as good for constructing Restful APIS as Laravel or others listed