PHP Frameworks we like 1. Zend and why?

Benny November 10, 2009 1 comment

Our developers first choice was Zend, reasons?  Zend Framework is an uncomplicated, straightforward, open-source software framework for PHP 5. Its flexible design allows you to build interactive web applications and services with ease. One of the major highlights is the Model-View-Controller (MVC), which makes the code reusable and trouble-free to maintain.

MVC is nothing but an architectural blueprint used by software engineering. As a developer, you would wish to separate data and user interface. This enables you as a developer to make changes to the user interface without disturbing data handling and rearrange data without making any changes to the UI.

There were few positives which I came across and would like to share it with you:

• Easy to deploy and simple maintenance.
• You don’t have to make use of the entire package, instead, pick and choose bits, and plug it together to get a complete product to suit your requirements.
• It supports you in a higher yet simple solutions in developing PHP 5 web applications for an international audience.
• Zend Framework is completely object-oriented and very easy to enlarge and improve.
• Configuration files are not essential for up and running.

All in all, if you’re looking for a “face-lift” to PHP, Zend Framework provides you with powerful solutions for building a safe and robust website.

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