Building PHP Applications with Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework - Softcover

Porebski, Bartosz; Przystalski, Karol; Nowak, Leszek

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9780470887349: Building PHP Applications with Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework
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ISBN 10: 0470887346 ISBN 13: 9780470887349
Publisher: Wrox, 2011

Synopsis

The first detailed, unbiased comparison of the three leading PHPframeworks

Web developers have been eager for an impartial comparison ofleading PHP frameworks so they can make educated decisions aboutthe most effective tool for their needs. This guide uses Symfony,CakePHP, and Zend Framework to solve key problems, providing sourcecode examples and comparisons for each. It explains the approachand reviews the similarities and differences in the threeframeworks, providing reliable information on which to base yourdecisions.

  • Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework are considered the leadingPHP frameworks; developers need an unbiased comparison to choosewhich one works best for their individual situations
  • This guide uses each framework to solve the same problems,illustrating the solutions with source code examples and workingapplications
  • Covers wide range of topics, from installation andconfiguration to most advanced features like AJAX, web services andautomated testing.
  • Includes an appendix of new PHP frameworks, includingCodeIgniter, Lithium, and Agavi
  • Bestselling PHP author Elizabeth Naramore serves as technicaleditor

Comparison of PHP Web Frameworks provides the impartial,side-by-side comparison that developers have been looking for.

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About the Author

Bartosz Porebski is a video game, web application, and C++software developer. He works as Brain-Computer Interface researcherand lecturer at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.

Karol Przystalski, MSc, is Software Quality Engineer atSabre Holdings and a PhD student at Jagiellonian University inKraków, Poland. He has worked with Symfony since its earliestversions and has written a book about this framework.

Leszek Nowak has years of development experience with theCakePHP, CodeIgniter, and Django frameworks. He also works with 3Dgraphics and pattern recognition at Jagiellonian University inKraków, Poland.

From the Back Cover

The first unbiased comparison of the three leading PHPframeworks

Although it's relatively easy to learn how to use a single PHPframework to produce dynamic web pages, it's not easy to decidewhich of the three major web application frameworks will best suityour needs. To that end, this resource offers you an unbiased,in-depth comparison of the three most popular open sourceframeworks: Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework. The authorspresent a detailed examination of the similarities and differencesof the three frameworks, providing similar examples and tasks foreach framework so that you can decide for yourself which frameworkis right for you.

Building PHP Applications with Symfony, CakePHP, and ZendFramework:

  • Presents an invaluable comparative approach to the pros and consof Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework and shows you how to solveproblems using each of them

  • Addresses the standard elements used in common tasks such asforms, mailing, searching, security, and templates

  • Explores advanced features such as AJAX, plug-ins, Web Services,content management services, and internationalization

  • Demonstrates how to use various testing tools for qualityassurance and increasing performance

  • Looks at younger, up-and-coming frameworks such as CodeIgniter,Lithium, and Agavi

Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programminglanguages and technologies easier than you think. Written byprogrammers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorialformat that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

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Publisher
Wrox
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0470887346
ISBN 13 
9780470887349
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
576
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