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Yii PHP Framework Presentation.
Each month someone from the PHP Melbourne user group will present a PHP framework to the rest of the group. The November meeting gave me an opportunity to present the Yii PHP framework and why I think it’s a great platform to build PHP projects from.
During the presentation I described the main qualities I like about the framework and demonstrated how quick and easy it is to begin a new project.
I recommend for anyone looking for a new php framework to give Yii a try. It’s a great framework that allows rapid application development. The best qualities I find in the framework include:
- Componenet based
- MVC
- DOA/Active record
- Scaffolding
- Form validation/re-population
- Theming
- Authentication and role-based access control
- Strict OOP (PHP5 only to make full use of PHP object functionality)
- Great documentation
- Active community
- Example project
As with learning anything new there is always a learning curve. I suggest when starting out to try the Yii blog tutorial which takes you through installing a new project, building controllers and models from the database structure to extending Yii.