Ranking of the ten most popular PHP frameworks

The following are the ten most popular PHP frameworks based on the MVC design pattern.

1. Yii

Yii is a component-based, high-performance PHP framework for developing large-scale web applications. Yii is written in strict OOP and has complete library references and comprehensive tutorials. From MVC, DAO/ActiveRecord, widgets, caching, hierarchical RBAC, Web services, to principalization, I18N and L10N, Yii provides almost everything needed for today's Web 2.0 application development. And the price of this frame is not too high. In fact, Yii is one of the most efficient PHP frameworks.

2. CodeIgniter

CodeIgniter is an application development framework - a toolkit designed for people building PHP websites. Its goal is to develop projects quickly: it provides a rich set of libraries to complete common tasks, as well as a simple interface and a structured structure to access these libraries. Developing with CodeIgniter can inject more creativity into your projects because it saves a lot of coding time.

3. CakePHP

CakePHP is a framework for rapid PHP development, which uses some common design patterns such as ActiveRecord, Association Data Mapping, Front Controller and MVC. Its main goal is to provide a framework that enables PHP developers of any level to quickly develop web applications, and this rapid implementation does not sacrifice the flexibility of the project.

4. PHPDevShell

PHPDevShell is an open source (GNU/LGPL) rapid application development framework for developing pure PHP without Javascript. It has a complete GUI administrator backend interface. Its main goal is to develop management-based applications such as plug-ins, where speed, security, stability and flexibility are the top priorities. It is designed to have an easy learning curve and PHP developers do not need to learn complex new terminology. The arrival of PHPDevShell meets developers' needs for a lightweight but fully functional GUI that can be configured without restrictions.

5. Akelos

Akelos PHP framework is a web application development platform based on the MVC design pattern. Based on good usage habits, you can use it to complete the following tasks:

◆Conveniently use Ajax to write views

◆Manage requests and responses through controllers

◆Manage international applications

◆Communicate with models and databases using simple protocols

Your Akelos application can run on most shared hosting providers because the only requirement for Akelos servers is to support PHP. Therefore, the Akelos PHP framework is ideal for publishing stand-alone web applications because it does not require non-standard PHP configuration to run.

6. Symfony

Symfony is a web application framework for developing PHP5 projects.

The purpose of this framework is to speed up the development and maintenance of web applications and reduce repetitive coding work.

Symfony has low system requirements and can be easily installed on any setup: all you need is Unix or Windows and a web server with PHP5 installed. It is compatible with almost all databases. The price of Symfony is not high, much lower than the cost of a host.

For PHP developers, using Symfony is a natural thing, and the learning curve is only one day. Clean design and code readability will shorten development time. Developers can apply agile development principles (such as DRY, KISS or XP, etc.) and focus on the application logic level without spending a lot of time writing endless XML configuration files.

Symfony is designed to build complete applications at the enterprise level. That is, you have control over the entire setup: from path structure to external libraries, almost everything can be customized. In order to comply with enterprise development regulations, Symfony also bundles some additional tools to facilitate project testing, debugging, and archiving.

7. Prado

The PRADO team is composed of some PRADO enthusiasts who develop and promote the PRADO framework and related projects.

PRADO is inspired by Apache Tapestry. Since 2004, PRADO has become one of the open source projects on SourceForge. This project is currently progressing to version 3.x.

8. Zend

As an extension of the art and spirit of PHP, the foundation of the Zend Framework is simplicity, object-oriented best practices, an enterprise-friendly license agreement, and a fast and tested code base. Zend Framework is designed to build more secure and reliable Web 2.0 applications and web services, and continues to absorb the essence from the APIs of leading manufacturers (such as Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Flickr, StrikeIron and ProgrammableWeb, etc.).

9. ZooP

Zoop PHP framework means Zoop object-oriented PHP framework.

This is a stable, scalable and portable framework. In the five years since its birth, it has been used in many product developments. Zoop is a fast, efficient and clean framework. It scales well and you can install only the features you need.

Developers who are not very familiar with code can quickly develop secure web applications through Zoop. Skilled developers can take full advantage of Zoop's flexibility.

Zoop recommends using display, logic and data layer (MVC) separately.

Zoop is composed of many components and projects, including smarty and prototype AJAX framework, PEAR module, etc. Efficient core components provide many functions that you would otherwise need to code yourself. Zoop's built-in error correction function can be configured to generate error logs in the production environment. This error log provides a lot of information and is highly readable, making it easier to find and eliminate errors.

A special feature of Zoop is its GuiControls, which is a quite innovative idea in PHP. It provides a complete collection of many form widgets and validations, and forms a framework that can easily create personalized GuiControls.

10. QPHP

QPHP, meaning Quick PHP, it is an MVC framework similar to asp.net. Basically it's a situation like this:

◆Integrate the beauty of Java and C#

◆Removed Perl-style ambiguous language used in other PHP frameworks

◆Lots of OOP-based concepts