Intro to Micro-frameworks Jake Smith Dallas PHP - 4/12/2011 Thursday, April 14, 2011
Intro to Micro-frameworks
Jan 19, 2015
Do you find yourself using full stack frameworks for small sites, but think it's overkill. Micro-frameworks could be your solution.
Sinatra (Ruby) has popularized micro-frameworks, and we have many options in PHP. Jake Smith will introduce you to the current micro-frameworks in PHP and where they are best utilized.
Sinatra (Ruby) has popularized micro-frameworks, and we have many options in PHP. Jake Smith will introduce you to the current micro-frameworks in PHP and where they are best utilized.
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Intro to Micro-frameworksJake SmithDallas PHP - 4/12/2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Who is Jake?
• PHP 5.3 ZCE
• Co-Organizer of DallasPHP
• Co-Organizer of Lone Star PHP
• Your tour on this magical journey called Micro-frameworks
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What is a Micro-framework?
• Simple, no full stack bloat
• Single Page (usually)
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What to expect
• Routing
• HTTP Request/Response
• RESTful
• Template Engine or choice of none
• Helpers and extensions
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Why should I use it?
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Fishing with dynamite?
• Simple site built using ZF/Symfony/Cake
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Small Sites
• Landing Page
• Micro Site
• Quiz/Campaign
• API
• Prototyping/Proof of Concept
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Legacy of Sinatra
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No...This Sinatra
require 'sinatra'get '/hi' do "Hello World!"end
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Sinatra Background
• Minimalist
• Extensible
• Sinatra is not Rails
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PHP Micro-frameworks
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Minimum
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Minimum Profile
• http://jamalsa.tumblr.com/post/1521361137/lithify-it-like-sinatra
• PHP: 5.3.x
• Proof of Concept
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Minimum App
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Minimum Pros
• Built using lithium
• Simple to get started
• Filters
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Minimum Cons
• More of a Proof of Concept
• No documentation, besides that of Lithium
• Limited feature set
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Silex
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Silex Profile
• http://silex-project.org/
• PHP: 5.3.x
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Silex App
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Silex Pros
• Great Documentation (just recently released)
• Easy to get started (PHAR)
• Unit Test Integration
• Built using Symfony2 libraries
• Easily extendable
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Silex Cons
• Utilizing Service Container can be good, but gets complex quick
• Built using Symfony2 libraries
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Limonade
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Limonade Profile
• http://www.limonade-php.net/
• PHP: 5.1.x
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Limonade App
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Limonade Pros
• Longevity
• Isn’t PHP 5.3 only
• Actively updated
• Plenty of helper functions
• txt, html, json, etc.
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Limonade Cons
• Not OOP
• Syntax is not as clean
• Not using PHPUnit for Unit Testing
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Slim
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Slim Profile
• http://www.slimframework.com/
• PHP 5.1.x
• Uses Closures if 5.3.x
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Slim App
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Slim Pros
• Amazing Documentation, but all on Github Pages
• Very active development, can talk with creator almost any time
• Works in 5.1.X, but utilizes closures
• Easy/Extensive template engine support
• Twig, Haanga, Smarty, Mustache, etc.
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Slim Cons
• Requires mcrypt for signed sessions
• Needs more exception handling, unwritable logs directory
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Questions? Concerns?
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Thanks for listeningContact Information[t]: @jakefolio[e]: [email protected][w]: http://www.jakefolio.com[irc]: #dallasphp
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