Building PHP Applications with Symfony, Cakephp, and Zend, Framework  (English, Paperback, Bartosz Porebski Karol Przystalski Leszek Nowak)

Web developers have been eager for an impartial comparison of leading PHP frameworks so they can make educated decisions about the most effective tool for their needs. This guide uses Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework to solve key problems, providing source code examples and comparisons for each. It explains the approach and reviews the similarities and differences in the three frameworks, providing reliable information on which to base your decisions.

Special Features

• First book to compare the three top PHP frameworks by putting them into action in real application examples replete with code
• Google Insights cites Symphony, CakePHP, and Zend as the top 3 PHP frameworks
• The market demand is very strong among programmers for an in-depth comparison of PHP web frameworks, as evidenced by many articles, posts, and blogs
• Authors will aggressively promote the book, first through their phpframeworks.org site with sample content code, documentation, and tutorials.

About the Author
Bartosz Porebski is a PhD student at Jagiellonian University in Krakow. He worked as Software Engineer (Moodle) at CZN E-Learning Center of Jagiellonian University, and Trainer of C/C++ Programming at "Wszechnica" Training Center. He has experience in C++/QT and Python programming, as well as web development, using various frameworks.

Karol Przystalski, MSc is Project Manager at RKO, a British Web development company and also a Ph.D. student at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. He implements web applications in PHP using Symfony and CakePHP. Previously, he was a Software Engineer at IBM's Software Laboratory in Krakow. Leszek Nowak is a PhD student at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. He has 6 years of experience in web development and graphics design working with PHP and Java frameworks, such as Zend, CakePHP, and Struts 2.0. including Django, CakePHP and Symfony.

Table of Contents
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Introducing Symfony, Cakephp, And Zend Framework.
Chapter 2: Getting Started.
Chapter 3: Working With Databases.
Chapter 4: Your First Application In The Three Frameworks.
Chapter 5: Forms.
Chapter 6: Mailing.
Chapter 7: Searching.
Chapter 8: Security.
Chapter 9: Templates.
Chapter 10: Ajax.
Chapter 11: Making Plug-Ins.
Chapter 12: Web Services.
Chapter 13: Back End.
Chapter 14: Internationalization.
Chapter 15: Testing.
Chapter 16: User Management.
Chapter 17: Performance.
Chapter 18: Summary.
Appendix A: Web Resources.
Appendix B: Codeigniter, Lithium, And Agavi With Code Examples.
Glossary Of Acronyms And Technical Terms.
Index.