Bartosz Porebski & Karol Przystalski 
Building PHP Applications with Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework [EPUB ebook] 

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, Cake PHP, 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, Cake PHP, and Zend Framework are considered the leading PHP 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, including Code Igniter, 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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INTRODUCTION xxvii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING SYMFONY, CAKEPHP, AND ZEND FRAMEWORK 1

CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED 29

CHAPTER 3: WORKING WITH DATABASES 57

CHAPTER 4: YOUR FIRST APPLICATION IN THE THREE FRAMEWORKS 91

CHAPTER 5: FORMS 131

CHAPTER 6: MAILING 181

CHAPTER 7: SEARCHING 209

CHAPTER 8: SECURITY 229

CHAPTER 9: TEMPLATES 249

CHAPTER 10: AJAX 279

CHAPTER 11: MAKING PLUG-INS 315

CHAPTER 12: WEB SERVICES 327

CHAPTER 13: BACK END 355

CHAPTER 14: INTERNATIONALIZATION 371

CHAPTER 15: TESTING 393

CHAPTER 16: USER MANAGEMENT 429

CHAPTER 17: PERFORMANCE 477

CHAPTER 18: SUMMARY 485

APPENDIX A: WEB RESOURCES 493

APPENDIX B: CODEIGNITER, LITHIUM, AND AGAVI WITH CODE EXAMPLES 499

Glossary of Acronyms and Technical Terms 525

INDEX 529

Over de auteur

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 at Sabre Holdings and a Ph D student at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 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 the Cake PHP, Code Igniter, and Django frameworks. He also works with 3Dgraphics and pattern recognition at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.