hi friends, I know basic php and mysql and i am confident in basic .And i would like move to next level. i need to know what is frame work and how to use it and what is the difference between doing something in pure php and framework?. and also i would like to know about Zend_Search_Lucene (http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.search.lucene.html)have you people know about it. what is the use of it.
Research PHP MVC (Model View Controller). It's the design pattern that frameworks are usually based on. It would take a while to explain what a Framework is, but if you can understand how MVC works, you can understand how a framework works. Basically, they are a frame for building an application, and their structure distinctly separates different portions of code based on their function in an application.
Thanks for your quick reply -jestep. and i will go through this . and one more question ->am i need to learn oops concept before going to frame work?