PHP Frameworks

Written by Andy
Browser-Based Game Zone

Before you start to build your website, you may want to try out a PHP framework to help you in your project.

Let me introduce: Code Igniter

“Designed to enable, not overwhelm, Code Igniter is a powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, built for PHP coders who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications.”

PHP frameworks help you set up a website with so much ease, you’ll be able to forget about all the tedious parts of coding a website! Code Igniter is just one of many PHP frameworks that are used in today’s web applications.

Using their in-depth User Guide, you will be ready to create your own websites easily. The advantage of using such a PHP framework is that a lot of the work has already been done for you! Code Igniter comes with classes like Email, Session, Security, and more! All you have to do is load the class and use its functions. Apart from these classes, there’s also ‘Helpers’, which can ‘help’ you with certain areas of coding.

If you need help, there are a few video tutorials around that will help you learn to use Code Igniter. There’s even two videos on the official website that you can download.

If you would like to learn more about PHP frameworks, check out this site to compare 10 different frameworks on their features: http://www.phpit.net/article/ten-different-php-frameworks/

In the end, whether you want to use a PHP framework to build your site is a choice you will want to consider. PHP frameworks really help lighten the load, but in other situations they can bring a lot of trouble to your project. Think of your needs and wants, and what a PHP framework can bring to the project.