Top 6 popular
PHP Frameworks
What is PHP?
PHP- Hypertext Pre-Processor
which earlier was names as Personal Home Pages.
It is a general-purpose scripting language that is especially for web
development. It was created by programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994.
PHP is used to develop static and dynamic websites and web applications. Its
script can only be interpreted on a server that has PHP installed.
Now when you have a gist of what PHP is. We will move on and
see what the popular frameworks that are used in PHP are.
Before moving on, we will know why
we need to use framework for PHP?
A framework simply helps in providing a basic structure for
the streamlining of the web applications. When we use a framework, it speeds up
the process of the development. Also,
the responsiveness of the web applications is at par that also meets the needs
of the business. That is the reason why PHP frameworks are gaining so much
popularity and developers are keen to find a framework that best suits their
performance needs.
To make things easy for you, we have listed below the top 6
frameworks that you can use while building a PHP web application. So let’s get
started –
Top 6 PHP
Frameworks –
1.
Laravel Framework
–
Laravel was introduced in
2011 and since then it has become very popular because it is free, open-source
and framework. It has the ability to handle complex web applications in a more
secured way and at a faster pace. The development process is simplified because
it manages all the routing, sessions and caches.
Benefits -
(i) Handles complex web applications
(ii) Comparatively fast
(iii) Customizable
(iv) Security
(v) MVC architecture support
2.
CodeIgniter
Framework –
CodeIgniter is of 2MB
size that is quite small when we compare it to other frameworks. It is suitable
for developing dynamic websites. It has prebuilt features that helps in robust
and reusable components of the web applications.
Benefits -
(i) Light weight
(ii) Hassle-free
(iii) MVC architecture support
(iv) Security
(v) Documentation
3.
Symfony
Framework- -
Symfony framework was
launched in 2005. It is reliable and a mature platform to work on. It strictly follows the PHP and web
standards.
Benefits -
(i) Used to develop large-scale enterprise projects
(ii) Easy to install
(iii) Runs on all platforms
(iv) Flexible
(v) Reusable PHP components
4.
CakePHP
framework -
CakePHP helps in developing impressive and
feature loaded websites. It is very easy to learn. It was launched in 2000s and
since then it has become very popular and many developers use this framework to
make their websites look attractive.
Benefits -
(i) Easy to install
(ii) CRUD framework (Create, Read, Update and Delete)
(iii) Security
(iv) Documentation
(v) Premium Support
5.
Yii Framework -
It stands for Yes, It Is! It is
simple to use and high performance makes it easy to create modern web
applications. It is a universal web application framework.
Benefits –
(i) Easy to install
(ii) Robust security feature
(iii) Speed
(iv) Performance
(v) Extensible
6.
Zend Framework
–
It is a complete object-oriented framework.
It helps in delivering high quality applications. It is also customizable.
Benefits -
(i) Deals with Complex Applications
(ii) MVC components
(iii) Data encryption
(iv) External Libraries
(v) Documentation
With this, we come to the end of this blog. We hope that
this will help you in choosing the best framework for your application.
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