5 PHP frameworks that will dominate to 2018

Whenever there is a need to develop complex websites or applications, PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is the most popular server-side programming language being used by the developers till date. All new developers tend to use this language as it is easy to learn, but it offers far more advanced features for the professional programmers.

The PHP language is only developed for internet users. As per the recent research, it is found that almost 50% of total websites are being developed in PHP platform. There are many PHP frameworks that are being implemented by the developers these days which come in different shapes and sizes. For every framework, different level of expertise is needed and here we are going to discuss the top 5 PHP frameworks that will dominate in 2018.

Laravel

The first in this list is Laravel. It is most common and widely used framework by almost 50% of the PHP developers. It is one of most reliable modern PHP open source framework being used by developers these days and its popularity has risen very fast though it is quite new as compared to other PHP frameworks such as Symfony, Codeigniter etc. Here are the reasons why Laravel is considered to be the best as compared to other PHP frameworks.

a) Authorization:

Laravel framework helps to implement authentication techniques very easily.

b) Pre-installed Object-Oriented Libraries.

Unlike any other popular PHP framework, Object-Oriented Libraries and others are already preinstalled in Laravel framework and the most common preinstalled library is the Authentication library.

c) Artisan Tool

Another important feature of Laravel framework is that it offers built-in tool named Artisan. This tool helps in performing repetitive and tedious tasks that even an experienced developer avoids doing manually.

d) MVC and Security

Laravel framework also supports MVC which helps in improving the performance and provides inbuilt security to its platform by restricting saving plain text in the database.

Codeigniter

CodeIgniter is another PHP framework in website development which is very popular among the developer community. It is one of most dynamic, agile and robust open source PHP framework which is being used for creating complex web applications. The effectiveness building web applications in this framework are very high as compare to other frameworks. Some of the key features of this framework are as follows:

a) Handling Errors

Codeigniter framework offers very simple user-friendly interface which helps in easily detecting the errors through the application.

b) Server Migration

It is quite easy and hassle-free process of migrating the application developed in the Codeigniter framework from server to another server.

c) Customization

One can make any changes to the existing files in CodeIgniter without getting confused. It also allows easy customization and configuration of the files as compared to other frameworks.

Symfony

Symfony is by far the best PHP framework available for developer these days. It allows less complexity in the coding which enables faster creation of web application.Its ability to replace the repetitive code makes it stand out amongst all.The following are the key features of Symfony which makes it unique

a) Memory Usage

Symfony uses very less memory as compared to other PHP frameworks.

b) Web Debug Tool

Tools like web Debug Tool in Symfony allows addressing any issues related to the security and rectifying the errors in applications.

c) Configuration

The developer has to configure only specific things in the web application built in Symfony and that makes it quite easy to configure that one.

d) Accessibility

The framework can be easily used by both professional or by junior developers. There is a lot of documentation and community support that is available for Symfony which also makes the life of a developer easier to work with this framework.

4. CakePHP

Still ruling the market is CakePHP framework which is a decade old open source framework. It is meant to be used for commercial web applications. The beginner’s choice framework removes the complexity of XML files. Its ability to perform Create, read, Update and Delete Option makes it an ideal framework for PHP. Key features that outscore it from other frameworks are as follows-

a)Libraries

CakePHP houses a number of libraries that lessen the burden of performing a task.

b) Dynamism

It allows user to edit and create a design for the webpage in a friendly way.

c)Security

The in-built security tools make CakePHP the trustworthy framework for the developers.

d)Console Configuration

The command-line interface environment enables a brand new console configuration.

e)Plugin facility

The Components, Extensions help you modularize your applications and bring in accordance with yourself.

5. Phalcon

The next framework to make an entry is Phalcon framework. It boosts the performance of the task at hand and therefore is known as the fastest framework. It's best suited for all types of projects viz small, medium-large. The key features include-

a) Flexibility

Written in extensions, Phalcon can work on large projects that demand abundant requirements.

b) Versatile

If you have MVC (Model View Controller) and ORM (Object-relational Modelling) knowledge you can create milestones with Phalcon

c) Performance booster

With PHP and C language supporting Phalcon, it is known as the cheetah of frameworks.

d) Installations

Unlike other frameworks where you have to download and then extract, Phlaconis downloaded as a module.

To conclude, there are many a PHP frameworks out there in the market. One or the other outscores the previous framework in one or the other way. It is up to you, as a developer to decide and choose which framework to employ. All you need is to prioritize what all features you require. You need speed choose accordingly, you require less dependencies choose accordingly so on and so forth.

We hope you have found the right answers to your question.

Hardik is senior Web developer at Tecocraft - web & mobile app development company located at Surat, India. He loves to write related to web and mobile app development technologies.