使用php开发Web应用程序，请提供一些建议

Question

I am developing a web application which is using php. It will use the mySQL database for storage. But The application may upgrade in future, so I would like to know is there any framework for me to reduce the pain of upgrading database structure. I know that there is a framework called cakePHP. And the application will deploy in more servers in the future, clusters, is there any special need before the application start writing. Thank you very much.

Answer 1

CakePHP is a great framework, but if you expect your web app to scale to higher traffic in the future, I am not entirely convinced how well CakePHP will handle larger loads.

I suggest trying out Yii, which is similar to CakePHP, but provides built-in support for caching solutions like APC and MemCached, which will provide huge benefits to reducing database load when you have heavy traffic.

Here's a very detailed and thorough introduction & tutorial to get started with Yii:

http://blog.dmcinsights.com/series/learning-the-yii-framework/

And here's a link to a programmer's blog explaining why he chose Yii over Zend or CakePHP that you might find helpful:

http://blog.ryanlahue.com/2009/12/yii-framework-choosing-best-web.html

Hope this helps!