well,i simply was a php coder using php4,but new to php5. i'm willing to develop a commercial application using php.though about frameworks and considered symfony or cakephp(zend framework still going to change). now i'm confused as to weather create my application with/without a framework? php5 is cool and the time spent learning another framework with all the associated problems i can use to get better in php5. for a commercial application,will there be any problem if i use a framework? and what about users,will there be any dislikes cause it's developed using a framework? is it easier to use a framework or not when i plan to distribute the app? will my users face problems if i depend on a specific framework? is it better if i build my project without a framework to know the inner workings of my code? thanks alot
now i'm confused as to weather create my application with/without a framework? If you want the experience of getting to grips with a framework to improve your knowledge of PHP5 I suggest a framework which only works in PHP 5. for a commercial application,will there be any problem if i use a framework? There may be depending on the licence it is available under and whether you want to distribute the code or not (it sounds like you do). and what about users,will there be any dislikes cause it's developed using a framework? Depends how easy you make it to install but the same could be said for a non-framework based project. is it better if i build my project without a framework to know the inner workings of my code? I would say yes but I would not say this is a problem. Most developers used classes written by others and a framework is just a collection of classes which work together.
Even though i had been a php developer since last 3 years i will suggest to use a latest technology Ruby On Rails. Which is powered with MVC (Module View & Controller) Pure OOP's great support for AJAX I enjoyed it while learning & in my project development. http://www.rubyonrails.com best regards Abhijit
One of the problems with ruby on rails is that web hosts that support it are still relatively rare. Depending on who you are targeting your script at that may be a major problem.
Hey Streety I am compleatly agree with you. I am using dreamhost for my ruby on rails & PHP hosting requirements, till date i have found it really good. I will not mind at all to recomend it. http://www.dreamhost.com you can get a bunch of other refrences from http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/RailsWebHosts Best Regards
Go with Zend Framework... Yeah, still it's not into a gold release but it's closer... And will become widely accepted over the PHP world....