It has been nearly 7 months since my last installment in the “Building a PHP Framework” series. In that time, I’ve gotten a number of emails from readers asking about the status of the series. This post will attempt to answer that question. My absence from the blog is pretty simple: I was completely drained […]
Continue ReadingPart 7 got us up to speed on the container that will be used in the Analyze PHP Framework. In this post we’ll cover how routing works in general and specifically within PHP. How Routing Works Routing is the process of parsing a URI and determining the appropriate action to take. For example, consider the […]
Continue ReadingI’ve created a Twitter account for the Analyze PHP Framework. Follow the account for progress updates and various other news. @AnalyzePHP
Continue ReadingPart 6 began our discussion of PHP containers. Today, I’ll be going into greater detail of the subject and, along with that, I’ll run down the work done so far on the Analyze container. A huge debt of gratitude goes how to the folks behind the PHP League Container and others. I’ve learned a ton […]
Continue ReadingPart 5 of this series discussed test driven development (TDD). Today, I’ll be talking about Dependency Inversion, Inversion of Control, Dependency Injection, and other related topics. What is Dependency Injection? We’ll start with Dependency Injection since it will lead us into our other topics. Wikipedia tells us that: In software engineering, dependency injection is a […]
Continue ReadingIn part 4 we laid the foundation for Analyze. Now it’s time to write the very first lines of code! Before we continue, please allow me to interrupt with a quick announcement: I’ve started a newsletter! Each week I’ll send you a great email filled with updates, great links, tips & tricks, and other non-dev […]
Continue ReadingPart 3 was all about action – without actually taking any or writing any code. This installment will actually see the groundwork for the Analyze framework taking shape. Framework Structure Most frameworks I have experience with or have researched take approach of having a main “core” framework along with an example app. Some examples include […]
Continue ReadingIn part 2 of this series I discussed what web frameworks are and how they worked. This post will explain architectural patterns and which among them will be used for Analyze. Architectural Pattern or Design Pattern? After deciding to use a solution other than MVC I began researching alternatives. During this exploration I noticed something […]
Continue ReadingPart 1 of this series detailed why I have this crazy idea to build a PHP framework. In this post I’ll be discussing what web frameworks are, what they do, and give some initial ideas for Analyze. What is a Web Framework? Here is how Wikipedia defines a web framework: A web framework (WF) or […]
Continue ReadingThere are a lot of great PHP frameworks. Why would I want to build another? The answer is simple: building a framework will provide an opportunity to learn about many different subjects. I’m know there isn’t a need for another framework. This isn’t an attempt to reinvent the wheel. My goal is to learn; a […]
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