Which PHP framework is the most straightforward to pick up for an beginner / intermediate programmer? [more inside]
posted by jontyjago on Jul 28, 2012 - 7 answers

I want to start a serious and large scale (for me, anyway) web project. Could you help me decide between CodeIgnitor and Symfony, as well as figure out tools/scripts/libraries/methods for some of the goals I have for the site? [more inside]
posted by jsturgill on Jul 29, 2011 - 6 answers

What frameworks or modules exist to allow PHP to function similar to ASP.NET? Specifically I am talking about the following ...

• Separating code from design
• Maintaining page and HTML element state between postbacks

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posted by mountainfrog on Dec 29, 2009 - 6 answers

Drupal vs Joomla vs Wordpress vs ...? [more inside]
posted by AmbroseChapel on Aug 30, 2009 - 23 answers

I'm fed up with CakePHP taunting me like a disobedient two year-old. What's a better PHP framework built around model-view-controller? [more inside]
posted by spamguy on Jun 27, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm planning on starting a database freelancing business. I understand a lot of people prefer Microsoft Access or FileMaker. With the current evolving trend of applications going on the web and add to that my somewhat good experience with PHP, HTML, Javascript and CSS I'm seeking a cross platform efficient application environment. This is why I believe Access and FileMaker are not an option, I'm also more experienced with high level languages than I am with Access or FileMaker. [more inside]
posted by mrbloo on Mar 13, 2008 - 11 answers

PHP Application Frameworks. Google and the other usual suspects seem to be pointing me toward the big guys, but I'm not looking for an enterprise-level framework, rather a smallish, lightweight tool that will--given some kind of definition information--render a reasonably simple administrative interface; i.e., the kind my grandma could use. I've been working on a homegrown version as a stopgap, but does anyone have any recommendations for something like this? [more inside]
posted by oissubke on Jun 3, 2004 - 6 answers