php Framework Comparison

Framework Comparison Chart

Framework	PHP4	PHP5	MVC1	Multiple DB's2	ORM3	DB Objects4	Templates5	Caching6	Validation7	Ajax8	Auth Module9	Modules10
Zend Framework	-				-		-			-	-
CakePHP							-					-
Symfony Project	-						-					-
Seagull Framework										-
WACT					-			-		-	-	-
Prado	-		-		-	-
PHP on TRAX	-						-	-			-	-
ZooP Framework					-
eZ Components	-		-		-					-	-
CodeIgniter					-					-	-
#1: Indicates whether the framework comes with inbuilt support for a Model-View-Controller setup. #2: Indicates whether the framework supports multiple databases without having to change anything. #3: Indicates whether the framework supports an object-record mapper, usually an implementation of ActiveRecord. #4: Indicates whether the framework includes other database objects, like a TableGateWay. #5: Indicates whether the framework has an inbuilt template engine. #6: Indicates whether the framework includes a caching object or some way other way of caching. #7: Indicates whether the framework has an inbuilt validation or filtering component. #8: Indicates whether the framework comes with inbuilt support for Ajax. #9: Indicates whether the framework has an inbuilt module for handling user authentication. #10: Indicates whether the framework has other modules, like an RSS feed parser, PDF module or anything else (useful).