Generally, all framework are nice. If I have to advise you on a framework I would go for Yii and not think twice. To me this is the most extendible framework. Community is really helpful and docs are nice. But as I said even if you pick L4 you should be ok. On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Anthony Wlodarski <ant92083@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I have become quite comfortable with Yii. It uses a Active Record pattern > for the ORM layer so you can get to the data easily. There's a wide array > of out of the box components to be configured with it. The way they worked > out their version of MVC is pretty good and I've had much success with it. > Give it a try, takes all of five minutes to setup a sandbox. > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Bastien Koert <phpster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > laravel or yii would be my choices > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 5:31 AM, Ashley Sheridan > > <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > I can second Laravel, been using it a lot lately. It's easy enough to > get > > > installed on any OS, and you can build on it pretty rapidly. > > > > > > The documentation is ok, but it does make a few leaps in logic which > > > aren't obvious without reading the posts on the forums > > > > > > On 14 March 2014 23:42:35 GMT+00:00, Sayth Renshaw < > > flebber.crue@xxxxxxxxx> > > > wrote: > > > >Hi > > > > > > > >looking for advice. I have been using python django and I wanting to > > > >get > > > >into PHP for my next project and adventure. > > > > > > > >Trying to locate a good framework in PHP that I can use for a PHP app > > > >which > > > >will be datacentric with data visualization, and display and use > > > >interactive graphs for the front end. > > > > > > > >I would in general prefer a more 'implicit' framework, but tooling is > > > >more > > > >important. I do have a lnux box but would prefer if the framework was > > > >solid > > > >and reliable and fairly easily installed and maintainable on windows. > > > > > > > >This sitepoint article > > > >http://www.sitepoint.com/best-php-frameworks-2014/seems to suggest > > > >Lavarel and Phalcon. > > > > > > > >But is this correct? Yii scored high as well. I notice in the install > > > >instructions Lavarel installation instructions are for Linux, so this > > > >may > > > >void its usability on Windows. > > > > > > > >For a new PHP person what is a good solid path with good tooling so I > > > >can > > > >get my PHP learning done smoothly and be productive in the process. > > > > > > > >Thank you in advance for your assistance. > > > > > > > >Sayth > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Ash > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Bastien > > > > Cat, the other other white meat > > > > > > -- > Anthony W. > ant92083@xxxxxxxxx >