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Development of PHP scripts without a preconceived plan to manage them is asking for a headache. The goal of a framework is to make the process of writing web-based applications simpler.

框架就是让基于网页开发的过程简单化。

An application designed around MVC is easier to manage because it is split into tiers, which allow for independent development. This promotes code reusability by building models, which are reusable throughout the application.

分层的设计思想使独立开发成为可能，建立模型也推动了代码的重用。

What makes a good framework?

什么才是一个好的框架

Ambivalence: A Java-Maverick Port

9- WACT: Web Application Component Toolkit

8- Achievo: A good RAD framework

7- Phrame: A Java-Struts port

6- Studs: A Java-Struts port to PHP

5- Prado: The winner of Zend coding contest

4- PHPOnTrax: a Rails port - PHP5 Only

3- CakePHP: Inspired by Rails PHP4/5

2- Mojavi: The first MVC framework I fell in love with

and the winner is:

1- Symfony: Based on Mojavi and inspired by Rails

This list is based on my personal tests and use. I have tested and played with many others, but I think these are the best frameworks out there.

- The first framework I fell in love with was Mojavi because of its elegant way to implement the MVC model.

- Symfony corrected some problems in Mojavi and improved it by taking the good sides of RubyOnRails and Propel.

- CakePHP is very promising, the only problem - really, I don't know if it is a problem - is: the development process is very slow.