Comparing web frameworks
- 1. ADITYA SENGUPTAScaling PHP in the cloudBangaloreJuly 9, 2011Comparing Web Frameworks
- 2. Web Frameworks?PHP FrameworksZendCodeIgniterSymfonyCakePHPYiiKohanaDrupal*Wordpress*Ruby on RailsDjango
- 3. Why PHP? Why not PHP?It’s easy:Easy to learnEasy to runEasy to find PHP developers75% of web sites run on PHPPowerfulExtensibleOpen source
- 4. Why PHP? Why not PHP?xkcd.com/292 by Randall Munroe
- 5. Comparing FrameworksDefault installation as per instructions on the official website of the frameworkExcept using SQLite as opposed to MySQL as the database engineBasic website as per the tutorial/getting started document for the frameworkLogin/Authentication functionality added if not available in the default tutorialPerformance testing for one static page, a large dynamic page and a login page
- 7. Zend FrameworkOpen source (New BSD License)Object OrientedM-V-C ArchitectureRequires PHP 5.2.4 or laterOptionally PHPUnit 3.0Database agnostic
- 8. Zend FrameworkProvides a console tool (zf) for Rapid DevelopmentAutomagically generates models, controllers, layouts and viewsDoes not automagically generate SQLDoes not automagically create CRUD functionsPoor documentationDefault tutorials don’t provide Authentication or Security related examples
- 9. CodeIgniterIs not completely open source (CodeIgniter license)Requires developers to indemnify the companyObject OrientedM-V-C ArchitectureRequires PHP 5.1.6Database agnostic Does not support SQLite3 natively
- 10. CodeIgniterNo console toolNo automagic generation for any functionalityExtremely small download (2.2MB)Does not provide a text tutorial on the site (only video tutorials)Tutorials on the site use older versions of CodeIgniterclass xyz extends Controller (v 1.x)class xyz extends CI_Controller (v 2.x)Default tutorials don’t provide Authentication or Security related examples
- 11. Symfony (1.4)Open source (MIT license)Object OrientedM-V-C ArchitectureRequires PHP 5.2.4 Symfony2 will require PHP 5.3.2Database agnostic Uses doctrine or propel for the Object Relational Mapping (ORM) layter
- 12. Symfony (1.4)Extremely powerful console tool (symfony)Automagically generates all elements including sql queries (from YAML source)Provides extremely detailed tutorials for all functionalityTutorials work as documentedThe basic tutorial includes admin functionality as well as authentication and security informationPlugins are extremely easy to install using console tools.
- 13. CakePHPOpen source (MIT license)Object OrientedM-V-C ArchitectureWorks with PHP4 (4.3.2)Database agnostic Does not natively support SQLite3
- 14. CakePHPConsole tool (cake)cake bake generates code if a database is defined including models, views and controllers for the tables in the databasecake schema is used for database backup/restore functionalitySeparate tutorials for a weblog and ACL controlled applications.Tutorials work as documented
- 15. Yii FrameworkStands for Yes It Is!Open source (BSD license)Object OrientedM-V-C ArchitectureRequires PHP 5.3Database agnostic
- 16. Yii FrameworkPowerful console tool (yiic)Does not generate SQLUses Gii (web based code generator) for CRUD operationsDefault yii application as generated by yiic includes authentication functionality and three basic pagesTutorials are regularly updated
- 17. KohanaOpen Source (BSD license)Originally based on CodeIgniter, but no longerObject OrientedM-V-C ArchitectureRequires PHP 5.1.6Database agnostic Does not support SQLite3 natively
- 18. KohanaNo console toolNo automagic generation for any functionalityExtremely small download (1.1MB) even smaller than CodeIgniterDocumentation is poor. Most basic information like database connectivity is not available on the user guide for version 3.1. Tutorials are extremely limited (no tutorials for v3.1)
- 19. Ruby on RailsUser Friendly (27 June 2008) by J.D. “Illiad” Frazer
- 20. Ruby on RailsOpen source (MIT license)Object OrientedM-V-C ArchitectureProvides its own server but using Apache with Passenger may uninstall PHP5 on UbuntuDatabase agnostic
- 21. Ruby on RailsMultiple console tools (rails and rake)Databases can be managed via console tools with YAML configuration filesAutomagically generated code includes CRUD functionality however the Rails Guide notes that experienced Ruby developers rarely use itDefault tutorials use plain http authentication rather than database driven authentication
- 22. xkcd.com/353
- 23. DjangoOpen source (BSD license)Object OrientedModel-Template-View design (same as MVC)Provides its own server but can integrate with Apache or any other serverDatabase agnostic
- 24. DjangoUses python manage.py as a console toolAutomagically generates sql and admin functionalityCan use console tools to manipulate dataTutorial is basic but well written. There is a “coming soon” at the end of the tutorialAdmin functions are behind login pages, but the tutorial does not show how to create login pages for the public site
- 25. Jakarta Jmeter 2.4VMWARE workstation 7.1Windows 7 BasicPerformance Compared
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